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Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot

Door Peter Crane

Categorie
Bomen & Bos
Boeknummer
#328595-VA27
Titel
Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot
Auteur
Crane, Peter
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Yale University Press
Jaar van uitgave
2013
ISBN10
0300187513
ISBN13
9780300187519
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, dust jacket, some b/w illustrations, 8vo.
Samenvatting

Perhaps the world's 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 extinction-a story that offers hope for other botanical biographies that are still being written. Inspired by the historic ginkgo that has thrived in London's Kew Gardens since the 1760s, renowned botanist Peter Crane explores the history of the ginkgo from its mysterious origin through its ... (Lees verder)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 world's 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.
Pagina's
384
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 20,00

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