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Past IOS President Allen Coombes, Curator of Scientific Collections at Puebla University Botanic Garden, discusses leaf variability in Quercus ceirpes (still image from the documentary)
"Oaks: the Backbone of Mexico" – New Documentary Film
A new documentary by Maricela Rodríguez Acosta
Website Editor | Feb 17, 2026
Quercus miyagii acorn and dried leaves
In Search of Quercus miyagii: A Field Report from Okinawa
A rare oak endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan
Elion Jam | Feb 16, 2026
A moss-covered oak (Quercus orocantabrica) in Mata de Albergaria, Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal © Amit Zoran
Amit Zohran's "Oakollective"
Steve Potter reviews a new book that features oaks
Steve Potter | Feb 11, 2026

Plant Focus

Quercus canariensis in Cornwall Park, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand, the champion specimen in New Zealand, planted in the 1920s, 27.2 m tall with a trunk diameter of 209 cm (G. Collett pers. comm. 2026) © Gerald Collett
Species Spotlight: Quercus canariensis Willd.
Antonio Lambe shares his views on this threatened oak native to Iberia and North Africa
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Plantsman Dan Hinkley at the AM of the Magnolia Society

By Charles Snyers ... | March 3, 2013

The Magnolia society will hold its 2013 annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, next April 19th- 21st..  Dr. Peter Raven, President Emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden will be the keynote speaker on Saturday evening, 20th of April.  Dr. Raven is one of the world’s preeminent botanists and a leader in conservation and biodiversity.  He will be preceeded by  Renowned plantsman Dan Hinkley who will kick off the evening with a talk titled "The Accidental Magnoliaphile:  Stumbling Upon Magnolias in Asia and Learning to Love Them."  Dan is also a member of the Oak Society.  He is protrayed on the website of the Magnolia Society.

See Member Profile: Dan Hinkley

For more information on this event, check the site of Magnolia Society International