Editor's Picks

Michel Gandoger in an albumen silver print dated 18 March 1876, dedicated on the reverse to Roberto de Visiani - Image: PHAIDRA University of Padova Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Gandoger the Memorious

While working on a list of synonyms of European White...

Roderick Cameron | Aug 24, 2026

Cover of Select Native Asian Oaks Gap Analysis

Conservation Gap Analysis of Select Native Asian Oaks

Report led by The Morton Arboretum will help prioritize oak...

Website Editor | Aug 06, 2026

Early Fruiting Quercus robur in Slovakia

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Jozef Čapkovič | Jul 20, 2026

Plant Focus

Species Spotlight: Quercus afares Pomel

The only oak species endemic to Africa is rare in cultivation. It shouldn't be.

An Oakly Invitation

By Robert McCartney | June 15, 2018

Those coming to the IOS Conference in Davis, California in October will see one of the best oak collections in the U.S. We invite you to include in your travel plans a visit to a different world, the Southeastern U.S.!

Growing in Aiken, South Carolina you can see what is possibly the most diverse collection of ex-situ and in-situ oak species in the U.S. It appears that there will be a great acorn crop on most oaks including many rare species. Aiken is near Augusta, Georgia and is one hour from Columbia, South Carolina and about three hours from Atlanta, Georgia. Y'all come! Contact Bob McCartney at woodland@scbn.net

For more on Aiken and its Citywide Arboretum and oak collection, click on the following links:

Oaks in Aiken - Oak Open Days, Nov 2013, Newsletter Report
Aiken Oak and Horticultural Tour - OOD, Nov 2013, Journal Report
Bob McCartney - Member Profile
Aiken, South Carolina, Oak City, USA! - International Oaks No. 13