A. Issues of the Journal

#3, summer/fall 1993 $5.50
(oak hybridization; oaks for urban sites; bur oaks; Kermes oak; oaks in philately)

#5, fall1994 $5.50 OUT-OF-STOCK
(oaks of Turkey; Walter Cottam; new oak on Mt. Tam; oak wilt; acorn intoxication; oak mushrooms)

#14, Spring 2003 $5.50
(President Oaks, oak transplantation, Emancipation, Pemberton, Major, and Wye Oaks, New oak hybrids from Spain, Oaks of Buckingham Palace, Northern Red Oak Genomics)

#15, Spring 2004 (Conference Proceedings) $10.50
(21 papers/posters presented during the 2003 conference)

#16, Spring 2005  $5.50
(Past hybridization between Q. macrocarpa and Q. gambellii, Oak Open Days 2004, The "Femeiche", Fodder and Burning Material, How Old is This Oak, Southern Flatwood Oaks and Associates in Cook County, Illinois)

#17, Spring 2006 $5.50
(Garry oak, Old Russian Oaks, Aimee Camus, Oak Cultivars, Oak Trail Markers, Q. ellipsoidalis, Oak Phylogeny, Cambridge
Oak, White Oak Gallery, Gudgel Oak)

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B. General Interest Publications

        I. Oaks of Eastern North America $8.00 (includes s/h; add $5.00 for each additional poster)

Send orders to the address noted on the Membership Enrollment Form. All payments must be in U.S. Dollars; checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank. Please pay by money order or check payable to "International Oak Society." To pay by credit card use the form on the Membership Enrollment Form. Be sure to include your return address for prompt delivery of your order.

        II. Champion Trees of Britain and Ireland

Edited by Owen Johnson

A new book titled "Champion Trees of Britain and Ireland" has just been published and is available to International Oak Society members at a discounted rate. This marvelous new book was edited by Dr. Owen Johnson and has an introduction by Thomas Pakenham and a forward by Her Grace The Duchess of Devonshire. It is lavishly illustrated, is in full color, and
lists 3500 trees representing over 2000 different kinds growing in Britain and Ireland. According to Roy Lancaster OBE VHM, one of the keynote speakers at the recent International Oak Society Conference in the UK, this is a celebration of our exceptional trees as well as an indispensable reference book.

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      III. Native Trees for North American Landscapes

By Guy Sternberg with Jim Wilson

Many common native trees are just as beautiful as cultivated exotics. Since they have evolved with local conditions and are well adapted to their climate, they often require less maintenance and won't escape to invade a balanced ecosystem. The uthors' extensive horticultural knowledge is distilled in this comprehensive cross section of trees native to North America, from the Atlantic to the Rockies and from northern Canada to the Gulf Coast. The main section of the book is divided into tree profiles, each describing flowers and fruit, native and adaptive range, culture, and problems. The authors also list the best seasonal features — whether a tree has striking bark in winter, for example, or bright fruit in fall. In all, more than 650 species and varieties, and more than 500 cultivars, are discussed.

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IV. Woody Plants of the Southeastern United States
A Winter Guide

by Ron Lance

Winter, when plants are dormant and their leaves may have fallen, is a challenging time to identify woody flora. Designed especially for winter use and featuring almost six hundred illustrations, this taxonomic guide describes some nine hundred plant species by their twig, bud, and bark characteristics. All the trees, shrubs, and woody ground covers that grow without aid of cultivation in the Southeast are presented here, in a single reference.

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V. Oak: The Frame of Civilization

by William Bryant Logan

From ink to sailing ships, a biography of the essential tree.

The story of oak is at the root of everything we know. The oak tree is everywhere in the temperate zones of the world; knowing how to use it has made an astonishing difference to human history. Acorn-eating has sustained humans and animals; oak has been central to religious rites, heating, homemaking, and travel by land and sea; the ink from oak galls advanced the written word; oak casks have made possible food and drink storage and transport; oak ships have fought the dramatic naval battles that determined political and economic history.

William Bryant Logan combines science, philosophy, spirituality, and history with a quirky curiosity about why the natural world works the way it does. In lively literary prose, he narrates the biography of the tree that since time immemorial has been a symbol of loyalty and strength, generosity and renewal. The oak has been both a patient teacher and an inexhaustible subject. Recent studies reveal remarkable facts about its communitarian nature—proving that the oak can yet instruct us. 30 illustrations.

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VI. A Field Guide to Imaginary Trees

by Joseph Bulgatz

This is a tree book unlike any other. While trees have long been celebrated, their widespread admiration usually produces those field guides we all know, describing habitat, form, leaf and bark, meant to be carried with us as we wander the fields and woods, or, more rarely, those handsome books dedicated to arboreal beauty and character, such as those of Thomas Pakenham filled with fine photographs of extraordinary specimens. Absent from the literature of trees, however, is a survey of those that have been created by and exist only in the human imagination. These are the truly remarkable ones, including one that is the source of life, another the source of the knowledge of good and evil; some that have a human ancestry, others human characteristics; one that is soundless, another that speaks of the future, and still another that encompasses the entire world. That we cannot touch their bark, clasp their trunks or see their foliage and fruit only addes to their appeal, for they exist only in our minds. Gathered here are some of these extraordinary artifacts of the imagination produced, during man's long journey from the far past to the present, on the real trees that have sheltered and nourished us, physically and intellectually, enabled us to cross the oceans and both warmed and inspired us. That a mystical, atavistic bond exists between us and these aristocrats of the vegetable kingdom is evidenced whenever we stroll under a redwood or yew or enter a forest. This is a field in which you know more than you think you do. The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil are obvious examples. Mythology provides us with Yggdrasil, the Norse world tree and the arborealmetamorphoses described by Ovid. Other specimens have roots in literature, philosophy, history, and folklore, and, as befits a new guide to imaginary beings, there are several that have only just been discovered.

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VII. The Secret Life of Trees

by Colin Tudge

The age of trees often inspires awe, from the redwoods of California to English oaks. We wonder how they live so long, and how they really work - after all, trees provide us with air to breathe, fruits to eat, and wood to build with - and they do the same for thousands of creatures and plants.  The Secret Life of Trees explores the way trees work and what they are, finding out how they communicate, how they tell the time, how they came to exist, and much much more. Strange and surprising, this witty and informative book will make everyone fall in love with the trees around them. Click here for more information.

VIII. Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests

Edited by Maarten Kappelle

This comprehensive synthesis systematically covers the entire range of natural and managed oak forests in the highlands of tropical America. Originally, these forests were widely distributed, but largely through human impact large parts have disappeared and the remaining patches are under increasing threat.

For the first time, aspects as diverse as the paleo-ecology, biogeography, stand structure and composition, biodiversity, population dynamics, ecosystem dynamics, fragmentation and recovery, conservation and sustainable use of Neotropical montane oak forests are treated in a coherent manner. Providing a thorough understanding of ecological patterns and processes that determine the structure and functioning of these magnificent forests, this volume can serve as a sound basis for sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation in general. Click here for additional information.

IX. Guide Illustré des Chenes

by Antoine Le Hardy de Beaulieu & Thierry Lamant

This book on the oaks of the world has been eagerly awaited for a long time. All species and cultivars are extensively discussed and pictured, almost always with all details separately shown (such as leaves, bark, acorns, flowers etc). A very complete overview of the oaks spanning 140 pages is followed by the very detailed descriptions and pictures of each oak organized by continent. Editions is english, german, dutch and several other languages are expected in 2009. This book is in 2 large volumes with slipcase. Click here for additional information.

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