IOS Conference

11th International Oak Society Conference

International Oak Society Conferences are unique opportunities to talk, learn, and laugh with oak enthusiasts that hail from vastly different horizons.

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Post-Conference Tour 2022: Arizona

Highlights of the Tour scheduled to take place immediately after the 10th International Oak Society Conference

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Pre-Conference Tour 2022: New Mexico

Highlights of one of two Tours scheduled to take place immediately before the 10th International Oak Society Conference

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Pre-Conference Tour 2022: Western Texas

Highlights of one of two Tours due to take place immediately before the 10th International Oak Society Conference.

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10th International Oak Society Conference 2022

Oaks in a Wild Landscape: Conserving Species and Restoring Balance
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

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Pre-Conference Day Trips

Three options are available for Pre-Conference Day Trips on Sunday, October 21. Join us for a hike in the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, a study tour of Pepperwood Preserve, or a wine tasting tour in the Napa Valley.

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9th International Oak Society Conference 2018

The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden will host the next International Oak Society Conference on the University of California, Davis campus from October 21 to 24, 2018. Registration closed on September 15.

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Post-Conference Tour

Highlights of the 3-day Tour due to take place immediately following the 8^th International Oak Society Conference in October 2015.

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Pre-Conference Tour

Highlights of the tour due to take place immediately before the 8^th International Oak Society Conference in October 2015.

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8th International Oak Society Conference 2015

The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois will host the next International Oak Society Conference October 18-21, 2015.
Registration for the 8th IOS Conference is now open

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Editor's Picks

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

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