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Ever since I was interested in oaks, there was one species most desirable for me, and for many other people interested in oaks: Quercus insignis  M. Martens & Galeotti (1843).
Posted Sat, 2015-05-23 12:24 in Jeroen Braakman's blog
The following is a translation of the press release issued by INRA on May 10, 2015.
Posted Thu, 2015-05-14 12:22 in Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven's blog
The Arboretum des Pouyouleix (the French National Collection for the genus Quercus) now has a website. Many parts are still under construction, notably the accessions list.
Posted Sun, 2015-04-19 07:00 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
Last week I went to an Art and Antiques Fair and found the scuplture ilustrated here.
Posted Mon, 2015-03-23 15:51 in Harriet Tupper's blog
Alexandra Todorovic-Jones, a graduate student at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies contacted us through the website to draw our attention to her project.
Posted Sun, 2015-03-15 16:20 in Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven's blog
Wood samples can tell us something about how growth rates are affected by environment. 
Posted Fri, 2015-03-13 19:44 in Alana McKean's blog
Very unexpectedly, in her home in Klein Zundert, The Netherlands, Jo Bömer passed away on March 4th 2015.
Posted Thu, 2015-03-12 21:55 in Trompenburg Gardens and Arboretum's blog
Exciting news for quercophiles: a new book about Mexican oaks will be published in June. It will be in Spanish, but extensively illustrated. It is available for pre-order with an attractive...
Posted Thu, 2015-03-12 19:11 in Roderick Cameron's blog
A visit to the world's largest oak vat.
Posted Wed, 2015-02-25 19:35 in Shaun Haddock's blog
What happens to oaks after a mild dose of agricultural grade herbicide?
Posted Tue, 2015-02-24 17:07 in Roderick Cameron's blog
After losing young oaks to flooding, I am on the lookout for species that might not mind having their feet in water for a while.
Quercus texana under water
Posted Mon, 2015-02-23 20:39 in Roderick Cameron's blog
This tree had not been pruned for many years, if at all and as a result it had grown competing leaders. These co-dominant stems were already becoming an issue and if left unchecked, would become...
Posted Thu, 2015-01-15 00:50 in Ryan Russell's blog

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Ever since I was interested in oaks, there was one species most desirable for me, and for many other people interested in oaks: Quercus insignis  M. Martens & Galeotti (1843).
Posted Sat, 2015-05-23 12:24 in Jeroen Braakman's blog
The following is a translation of the press release issued by INRA on May 10, 2015.
Posted Thu, 2015-05-14 12:22 in Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven's blog
The Arboretum des Pouyouleix (the French National Collection for the genus Quercus) now has a website. Many parts are still under construction, notably the accessions list.
Posted Sun, 2015-04-19 07:00 in Béatrice Chassé's blog
Last week I went to an Art and Antiques Fair and found the scuplture ilustrated here.
Posted Mon, 2015-03-23 15:51 in Harriet Tupper's blog
Alexandra Todorovic-Jones, a graduate student at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies contacted us through the website to draw our attention to her project.
Posted Sun, 2015-03-15 16:20 in Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven's blog
Wood samples can tell us something about how growth rates are affected by environment. 
Posted Fri, 2015-03-13 19:44 in Alana McKean's blog
Very unexpectedly, in her home in Klein Zundert, The Netherlands, Jo Bömer passed away on March 4th 2015.
Posted Thu, 2015-03-12 21:55 in Trompenburg Gardens and Arboretum's blog
Exciting news for quercophiles: a new book about Mexican oaks will be published in June. It will be in Spanish, but extensively illustrated. It is available for pre-order with an attractive...
Posted Thu, 2015-03-12 19:11 in Roderick Cameron's blog
A visit to the world's largest oak vat.
Posted Wed, 2015-02-25 19:35 in Shaun Haddock's blog
What happens to oaks after a mild dose of agricultural grade herbicide?
Posted Tue, 2015-02-24 17:07 in Roderick Cameron's blog
After losing young oaks to flooding, I am on the lookout for species that might not mind having their feet in water for a while.
Quercus texana under water
Posted Mon, 2015-02-23 20:39 in Roderick Cameron's blog
This tree had not been pruned for many years, if at all and as a result it had grown competing leaders. These co-dominant stems were already becoming an issue and if left unchecked, would become...
Posted Thu, 2015-01-15 00:50 in Ryan Russell's blog

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