Photo Galleries

	Oak Open Days, Wales: July 1-2, 2023 Photos contributed by participants in the Oak Open Days
	Photos of the 10th IOS Conference at Las Cruces, New Mexico Images from the Conference and the Conference Tour to Dripping Springs
	2022 Post-Conference Tour: Arizona (Photo Gallery) Photos contributed by participants of the Post-Conference Tour in Arizona led by Darin Jenke and Sean Hogan
	2022 Pre-Conference Tour: Western Texas (Photo Gallery) Photos contributed by participants of the Tour of Western Texas led by Adam Black and Michael Eason.
	2022 Pre-Conference Tour: New Mexico (Photo Gallery) A gallery of photos taken during the 2022 Pre-Conference Tour of New Mexico
	Managing Sudden Oak Death: What Works and What Doesn't Steven Swain University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Novato, CA 94947, USA / svswain@ucanr.edu
	Evaluating Impact of Disease on Microbial and Insect Populations Shyamali Roy University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AH, UK / S.R.Roy@pgr.reading.ac.uk
	Sharing Oak Woodland Research through a Popular Website Devii Rao,¹* Bill Tietje,² Luke Macaulay,¹ and Judi Young³ 1. University of California Cooperative Extension, 3228 Southside Road, Hollister, CA 95023, USA / *corresponding author: drorao@ucanr.edu / 2. University of California Cooperative Extension, 2156 Sierra Way, Suite C, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA / 3. YoungDigital, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
	Twenty-two Years of Oak Woodland Conservation Diane Pepetone L’Monte Information Services, 1190 N State St # 378, Ukiah, CA 95482, USA / diane@lmonte.com
	Combining Molecular Data to Reconstruct Oak Evolution Damien D. Hinsinger¹^,2* and Joeri S. Strijk^1,2,3 1. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, Guangxi University, DaXueDongLu 100, Nanning, Guangxi, 530005, China / 2. Alliance for Conservation Tree Genomics, Ban Wat That, PO Box 959, 06000 Luang Prabang, Lao PDR / 3. State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530005, PR China / *corresponding author: damien.hinsinger@yahoo.com
	Species Boundaries Between Three Sympatric Oak Species in China Fang K. Du,* Jia Lyu, Jia Song, Yuan Liu, Yuyao Wang, and Junqing Li Molecular Ecology Lab, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China / *corresponding author: dufang325@bjfu.edu.cn
	An Alternative to Seed Propagation for Ex-Situ Conservation Adam Black Peckerwood Garden, Hempstead, Texas 77445, USA / adam@peckerwoodgarden.org

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

	Oak Open Days, Wales: July 1-2, 2023 Photos contributed by participants in the Oak Open Days
	Photos of the 10th IOS Conference at Las Cruces, New Mexico Images from the Conference and the Conference Tour to Dripping Springs
	2022 Post-Conference Tour: Arizona (Photo Gallery) Photos contributed by participants of the Post-Conference Tour in Arizona led by Darin Jenke and Sean Hogan
	2022 Pre-Conference Tour: Western Texas (Photo Gallery) Photos contributed by participants of the Tour of Western Texas led by Adam Black and Michael Eason.
	2022 Pre-Conference Tour: New Mexico (Photo Gallery) A gallery of photos taken during the 2022 Pre-Conference Tour of New Mexico
	Managing Sudden Oak Death: What Works and What Doesn't Steven Swain University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Novato, CA 94947, USA / svswain@ucanr.edu
	Evaluating Impact of Disease on Microbial and Insect Populations Shyamali Roy University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AH, UK / S.R.Roy@pgr.reading.ac.uk
	Sharing Oak Woodland Research through a Popular Website Devii Rao,¹* Bill Tietje,² Luke Macaulay,¹ and Judi Young³ 1. University of California Cooperative Extension, 3228 Southside Road, Hollister, CA 95023, USA / *corresponding author: drorao@ucanr.edu / 2. University of California Cooperative Extension, 2156 Sierra Way, Suite C, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, USA / 3. YoungDigital, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
	Twenty-two Years of Oak Woodland Conservation Diane Pepetone L’Monte Information Services, 1190 N State St # 378, Ukiah, CA 95482, USA / diane@lmonte.com
	Combining Molecular Data to Reconstruct Oak Evolution Damien D. Hinsinger¹^,2* and Joeri S. Strijk^1,2,3 1. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, Guangxi University, DaXueDongLu 100, Nanning, Guangxi, 530005, China / 2. Alliance for Conservation Tree Genomics, Ban Wat That, PO Box 959, 06000 Luang Prabang, Lao PDR / 3. State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530005, PR China / *corresponding author: damien.hinsinger@yahoo.com
	Species Boundaries Between Three Sympatric Oak Species in China Fang K. Du,* Jia Lyu, Jia Song, Yuan Liu, Yuyao Wang, and Junqing Li Molecular Ecology Lab, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China / *corresponding author: dufang325@bjfu.edu.cn
	An Alternative to Seed Propagation for Ex-Situ Conservation Adam Black Peckerwood Garden, Hempstead, Texas 77445, USA / adam@peckerwoodgarden.org