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Plant Focus

A small but mature Alabama sandstone oak producing acorns © Patrick Thompson
A Critically Endangered dwarf oak 

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Phylogenetic tree

IOS members Paul Manos (Duke University) and Andrew Hipp (The Morton Arboretum) have just published a subsectional classification of North American Red and White Oaks

GCCO in the Americas

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First joint meeting of the Global Conservation Consortium for Oak (GCCO) in the Americas

Israel Oaks Featured on Israeli TV

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A video clip by filmmaker Alon Issashar focuses on oak trees in Israel

Two Oaks in the Running for European Tree of the Year 2021

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Two historic oaks are in the finals of the 11th European Tree of the Year contest

Oak-Focused Seminars Online

Ecological Landscape Alliance

Murphy Westwood and Tim Boland presented on oak diversity and conservation.

Conversations with Conservationists

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Two podcasts about oak conservation

Keiko Tokunaga's Illustrated Fagaceae

Shaun Haddock reviews Keiko Tokunaga's latest book.

The Red List of Oaks

Red List of Oaks 2020

The Red List of Oaks 2020 has been published, detailing the completed IUCN Red List threat assessments for oaks.

Oaks in Opera

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Oaks have been featured in several operas. Here is a list of what we found.

When Oak Leaves Fail to Fall

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Marcescent leaves persist on deciduous trees through winter.

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