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Group photo at Mereweather Arboretum
Oak collections and much more in Canberra, New South Wales...
Website Editor | Aug 11, 2025
A controversial publication proposes to change the...
Roderick Cameron | Aug 05, 2025
Group photo with champion Quercus arkansana in Bokrijk Arboretum
A team of reporters share their take on the event.
Website Editor | Jun 22, 2025

Plant Focus

Quercus ×bimundorum ‘Crimschmidt’ growing in the Prairie Arboretum, Freeman, South Dakota, USA © Dirk GiseburtQuercus ×bimundorum ‘Crimschmidt’ growing in the Prairie Arboretum, Freeman, South Dakota, USA © Dirk Giseburt
A naturally occurring hybrid between Quercus robur and Q. alba.

Board of Directors, Officers, Functions & Committees

All of these people may be contacted through the Membership Directory, accessible on the home page if you are a member of the Society.

Board of Directors 2022–2025

Tim Boland, Amy ByrneRoderick Cameron, Béatrice Chassé, Phil DouglasDirk Giseburt, Dan Kostka, Ryan Russell

Officers

  • President: Roderick Cameron
  • Vice-President: Ryan Russell
  • Secretary: Dan Kostka
  • Treasurer: Dirk Giseburt

Functions 

  • Editor International Oaks: Béatrice Chassé
  • Co-Editor International Oaks: Allen Coombes
  • Editor Oak News & Notes: Roderick Cameron
  • Co-Editor Oak News & Notes: Ryan Russell
  • Website Editor: Roderick Cameron

Committees

  • Development and Outreach Committee: Amy Byrne (chair), Roderick Cameron, Phil Douglas, Michael Eason
  • Editorial Committee:  Béatrice Chassé (chair), Amy Byrne, Roderick Cameron, Allen Coombes, Dirk Giseburt, Ryan Russell
  • Finance Committee: Dirk Giseburt (chair), Roderick Cameron, Phil Douglas, Dan Kostka, Ryan Russell
  • Oak Conservation and Research Committee: Tim Boland (chair), Amy Byrne, Phil Douglas, Dirk Giseburt, Mark Krautmann, Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven, Murphy Westwood
  • Taxonomy and Nomenclature Committee: Ryan Russell (chair), Roderick Cameron, Béatrice Chassé, Allen Coombes, Min Deng, Andrew Hipp, Eike Jablonski, Charles Snyers d'Attenhoven, Joeri Strijk, Francisco Vázquez Pardo, Patrick Vereecke
  • Tours and Events Committee: Roderick Cameron (chair), Amy Byrne, Phil Douglas, Shaun Haddock, Sean Hogan, Ryan Russell