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Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot

English

By (author): Peter Crane

Illustrated by: Pollyanna Von Knorring

Perhaps the worlds most distinctive tree, ginkgo has remained stubbornly unchanged for more than two hundred million years. A living link to the age of dinosaurs, it survived the great ice ages as a relic in China, but it earned its reprieve when people first found it useful about a thousand years ago. Today ginkgo is beloved for the elegance of its leaves, prized for its edible nuts, and revered for its longevity. This engaging book tells the rich and engaging story of a tree that people saved from extinctiona story that offers hope for other botanical biographies that are still being written.

  Inspired by the historic ginkgo that has thrived in Londons Kew Gardens since the 1760s, renowned botanist Peter Crane explores the history of the ginkgo from its mysterious origin through its proliferation, drastic decline, and ultimate resurgence. Crane also highlights the cultural and social significance of the ginkgo: its medicinal and nutritional uses, its power as a source of artistic and religious inspiration, and its importance as one of the worlds most popular street trees. Readers of this book will be drawn to the nearest ginkgo, where they can experience firsthand the timeless beauty of the oldest tree on Earth. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 726g
  • Dimensions: 178 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 28 May 2015
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780300213829

About Peter Crane

Peter Crane is Carl W. Knobloch Jr. Dean and professor School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Yale University and former director of The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew UK. He divides his time between Oak Park IL and New Haven CT.

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