He attended Kettering Grammar School where he developed a strong interest in local history and archaeology as well as plants, and the University of Reading, where he received his B.Sc. Peter Crane was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom. His popular writing includes Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot, a book that traces the evolution and cultural history of Ginkgo biloba to the present day. He is best known for his work on the origin and early evolution of flowering plants ( angiosperms) based on studies of the plant fossil record. In addition to his work in leading and developing educational and natural history organizations, including the Field Museum in Chicago and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, he has had a long career as a professor and researcher in both the U.K. Sir Peter Crane, FRS (born 18 July 1954) is the current President of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation and Senior Research Scientist in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. For the director, see Peter Crane (director). For the cricketer, see Peter Crane (cricketer). 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.This article is about the botanist. 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. Today ginkgo is prized for the elegance of its leaves, for its edible nuts, and for its longevity. The ginkgo tree has remained unchanged for more than two hundred million years.
Ornamental Woody Plants / Broad-leaved Forest Trees
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