Ash
Parker, Edward, 1961-2025
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Abstract: "Elegant and beautiful, rich in history and supremely useful, the ash tree has played an extraordinary yet largely unrecognized part in shaping both our natural environment and the material culture and beliefs of millions of people around the world. Ash charts the evolution of this magnificent tree, and its forty-three species, across the Northern Hemisphere for the past 44 million years. From its significance in ancient Indo-European cultures to its remarkable properties in treating Alzheimer's, Edward Parker looks at the botany, cultural history, and medicinal uses of the ash tree. He also looks at topical issues, such as the devastating effects that the spread of the emerald ash borer beetle and the ash dieback fungal infection are having on Northern Hemisphere forests." --Amazon.com.
Main title:
Ash / Edward Parker.
Author:
Parker, Edward, 1961-, authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Work:
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
[London, England] : Reaktion Books, 2021.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2025.
Collation:
1 online resource (16 entries) : 103 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Also available in print version.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Contents:
IntroductionOne. The botany of FraxinusTwo. The threatened ashThree. The mythology of ashFour. Useful ashFive. The healing ash.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781803164243 (electronic version)178914356X (print)9781789143560 (print)
Dewey class:
583.963
LC class:
QK495.O44
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
985006
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