Plant-Lover’s Tour: Oddball Oaks (a.k.a. Quirky Quercus)

Love plants? So do we! And few groups are more fascinating — or more surprising — than the mighty oaks. Think all oaks are towering shade trees with sturdy trunks, rounded crowns, and lobed leaves? Think again.

Join Director of Horticulture Greg Paige and Research Technician Evan Villani for a tree tour that dives headfirst into the wonderfully weird world of Quercus — a genus full of eccentric cousins, colorful characters, and downright peculiar trees that are anything but ordinary.