While we are living through a surrealist period and we are actively fighting against the spread of coronavirus, we must take care of one another. Let us also remember that nature provides us day after day beautiful spectacles to contemplate. Today, date of the International Day of Forests, we wanted to share with you the […]
Sessile oak (Quercus petraea, formerly called Quercus sessiliflora) belongs to the Fagaceae family. Its natural area of geographic dispersion corresponds to the continent of Europe, from Spain to western Russia (Crimea and North-West Caucasus). Deciduous tree, sessile oak can be up to 50 meters. Sessile oak acorns are mostly in pairs or clusters […]
Desiring to provide an elegant way to give back what we borrow to the forest, the ONF, in partnership whith the Martell cognac house, have launched a call for projects for the protection of 5 remarkable trees in the forest of Tronçais. Projects must include staves and/or barrels provided by Martell. Projects presented by […]
Oak aromas in wines – The series of oak aromas in wines highlights the odorous molecules that oak gives to wines during ageing. There are three types of aromas in wines: primary, secondary and tertiary. The primary aromas are directly linked to the grape variety and therefore naturally present in the grapes at harvest. […]
The Bois de Couris, of approximatively 500 hectares, is located in the south of the department of Cher, in the center of an important wooden area which extends from the forest of Chœurs-Bommiers to the forest of Tronçais. Today, Couris is a mainly deciduous forest. Located at the boundary of the former Province of […]
Pascal Oudet is a wood artist working and living near Grenoble in the French Alps. By working on carefully selected oaks, he creates on the lathe very thin pieces he sandblasts up to transparency, creating a real lace out of wood which emphasizes all the history of the trees he’s working with. This unique […]
The jury* announced yesterday the names of the 3 winners of the French Tree of the Year. The Jury Prize was awarded to the “Chêne (oak) de Tombebœuf” (Lot-et-Garonne) and the Public Prize to the “Hêtre (beech) de Saint-Jammes à Sorèze” (Tarn). The “Platane (plane tree) of Augy” (Yonne) was awarded the Prize Special mention […]
Published in October 2018, the book The oak in majesty, from forest to wine highlights the concept of forest terroir: a specific soil, aspect, and rainfall, as well as a particular exposure to sunlight, to which should be added the species or variety of tree, the density of plantation, as well as average age, all […]
[Second part of the news published on Tuesday 12th November 2019] The sessile is the Rolls-Royce of oaks and France is the foremost producer in the world. The richness of the Atlantic forest, and particularly Tronçais, stems from the even growth of the trees, and in spite of the prevalence of oak, from […]
Published in October 2018, the book The oak in majesty, from forest to wine highlights the concept of forest terroir: a specific soil, aspect, and rainfall, as well as a particular exposure to sunlight, to which should be added the species or variety of tree, the density of plantation, as well as average age, all […]
