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    Tim Boland, Polly Hill Arboretum, West Tisbury Marthas Vineyard
American Oaks: A Genus to Love
Tim has a presentation on native oaks & oak diversity oaks are his area of expertise and study. Tim sees oaks as a keystone species in terms of susceptibility to climate stress, insects and pathogens. The talk covers the global distribution of oaks, North American distribution, and specific species and hybrids of Marthas Vineyard. With the Cynipid wasp impacts on oaks, which it seems everyone is aware of, it will be of interest to the a wide ranging public.
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