Oak conservation

Uniting for Oaks: Mesoamerican Oak Research at the ATBC Meeting in Oaxaca, Mexico

By Tarin Toledo Aceves | July 26, 2025

Researchers and practitioners from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States shared latest findings on Mesoamerican oaks in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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International Oak Society Announces 2025 Grant Awards to Advance Global Oak Research and Conservation

By Website Editor | February 22, 2025

Seedling of Quercus tuitensis, a threatened species, focus of a conservation project funded by IOS, here growing in situ in the Serranías Meridionales of Jalisco, Sierra Madre del Sur © Cristóbal Sanchez

Nineteen projects funded by IOS Oak Conservation and Research Fund

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A Hopeful Future for Oaks of Vietnam

By Amy Byrne | December 15, 2023

Collecting herbarium specimens in Vietnam

Dr. Ngoc Nguyen leads conservation projects for oaks in Vietnam.

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OC&R Committee Announces Second Round of Grant Funding

By Amy Byrne | February 15, 2023

Eight conservation projects supported by the OC&R Fund

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The Morton Arboretum Guides Ex-Situ Collections of Quercus acerifolia

By Sean Hoban | February 10, 2023

The Tree Conservation Biology lab at The Morton Arboretum contributed an article to the Kew Millennium Seed Bank Partnership newsletter, Samara.

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Editor's Picks

Oaks in Oz: Australian Oak Open Days, May 8–13, 2025

Oak collections and much more in Canberra, New South Wales...

Website Editor | Aug 11, 2025

Nay! Its Née, not Neé

A controversial publication proposes to change the...

Roderick Cameron | Aug 05, 2025

Group photo with champion Quercus arkansana in Bokrijk Arboretum

Belgian Oak Open Days: May 29–June 1, 2025

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

Hybrid Highlight: Quercus ×bimundorum E.J. Palmer, the ‘Oak of Two Worlds’

A naturally occurring hybrid between Quercus robur and Q. alba.

Uniting for Oaks: Mesoamerican Oak Research at the ATBC Meeting in Oaxaca, Mexico

By Tarin Toledo Aceves | July 26, 2025

Researchers and practitioners from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States shared latest findings on Mesoamerican oaks in Oaxaca, Mexico.