Ginkgo : the tree that time forgot / Peter Crane.
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 y...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via De Gruyter) |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New Haven :
Yale University Press,
2013.
|
| Subjects: |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000Ma 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | b12755526 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr ||||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 120815s2013 ctu ob 001 0 eng d | ||
| 005 | 20240702195043.2 | ||
| 010 | |a 2012032831 | ||
| 016 | 7 | |a 016251553 |2 Uk | |
| 019 | |a 835373253 |a 923602421 |a 960993047 |a 965408659 |a 988464176 |a 988535624 |a 994975545 |a 1037916426 |a 1064154939 |a 1114118615 |a 1144542969 |a 1149316109 |a 1175620681 | ||
| 020 | |a 0300190476 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 9780300190472 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |z 0300187513 | ||
| 020 | |z 9780300187519 | ||
| 020 | |z 9781299284180 | ||
| 020 | |z 1299284183 | ||
| 020 | |z 9780300213829 | ||
| 020 | |z 0300213824 | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a 99953892727 | |
| 027 | |a JSTOR purchased | ||
| 029 | 1 | |a AU@ |b 000056859571 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a AU@ |b 000067027011 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBSZ |b 449832600 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBSZ |b 493116761 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a GBVCP |b 1003726976 | |
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)dgu830512353 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)830512353 |z (OCoLC)835373253 |z (OCoLC)923602421 |z (OCoLC)960993047 |z (OCoLC)965408659 |z (OCoLC)988464176 |z (OCoLC)988535624 |z (OCoLC)994975545 |z (OCoLC)1037916426 |z (OCoLC)1064154939 |z (OCoLC)1114118615 |z (OCoLC)1144542969 |z (OCoLC)1149316109 |z (OCoLC)1175620681 | ||
| 037 | |a dgu9780300190472 | ||
| 040 | |a CDX |b eng |e pn |c CDX |d OCLCO |d YDXCP |d N$T |d IDEBK |d E7B |d OCLCQ |d JSTOR |d OCLCQ |d OCLCF |d COO |d TEFOD |d TOH |d TEFOD |d OCLCQ |d TEFOD |d EBLCP |d DEBSZ |d S3O |d OCLCQ |d YDX |d OCLCA |d MOR |d FVL |d OCLCO |d VGM |d OTZ |d OCLCO |d AGLDB |d MERUC |d OCLCQ |d IGB |d OCLCQ |d IOG |d OCLCO |d BUF |d EZ9 |d DEGRU |d D6H |d STF |d VNS |d VTS |d AU@ |d OCLCQ |d LVT |d TKN |d DKC |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d LWG |d NJP |d OCLCQ |d OCLCA |d INARC |d OCLCQ |d UX1 |d AJS |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d YWS |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCL | ||
| 049 | |a GWRE | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a QK494.5.G48 |b C73 2013eb | |
| 084 | |a Q949.64 |2 clc | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Crane, Peter R. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Ginkgo : |b the tree that time forgot / |c Peter Crane. |
| 260 | |a New Haven : |b Yale University Press, |c 2013. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue. Time ; Trees ; Identity -- The living tree. Energy ; Growth ; Stature ; Sex ; Gender ; Seeding ; Resilience -- Origin and prehistory. Origins ; Ancestry ; Relationships ; Recognition ; Proliferation ; Winnowing ; Persistence ; Prosperity -- Decline and survival. Constraint ; Retreat ; Extinction ; Endurance ; Relic -- History. Antiquity ; Reprieve ; Voyages ; Renewal ; Naming ; Resurgence -- Use. Gardens ; Nuts ; Streets ; Pharmacy -- Future. Risk ; Insurance ; Gift ; Legacy -- Appendix. List of common plant names used in the text and Latin equivalents. | |
| 520 | |a 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 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. -- Book jacket. | ||
| 586 | |a Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2014 | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Ginkgo. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Ginkgo |2 fast | |
| 758 | |i has work: |a Ginkgo (Text) |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCH37q8gCgxq3QmHP6xkwbq |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork | ||
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |z 9781299284180 |w (DLC) 2012032831 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://colorado.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780300190472 |z Full Text (via De Gruyter) |
| 915 | |a M | ||
| 956 | |a De Gruyter University Press | ||
| 956 | |b De Gruyter Yale University Press eBook Package 2000-2013 | ||
| 994 | |a 92 |b COD | ||
| 998 | |b Subsequent record output | ||
| 999 | f | f | |i 011ef75d-6c51-5561-8c4a-591445b7bb8f |s f4264898-49ce-5481-83e2-ae5724c82119 |
| 952 | f | f | |p Can circulate |a University of Colorado Boulder |b Online |c Online |d Online |e QK494.5.G48 C73 2013eb |h Library of Congress classification |i web |n 1 |