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Mr. Dan Crowley

  • Westonbirt, The National Arboretum
  • Tree Conservation Manager
  • Conservation Assessment, Conservation Horticulture, Tree Conservation
  • Cheltenham, GB
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Dan is a dendrologist and plant conservationist. A leading maple specialist, Dan studies members of the genus in both cultivation and the wild and is lead author of ‘The Red List of Acer: revised and extended’, published by BGCI in 2020. An active member of the IUCN Global Tree Specialist Group, he has also authored IUCN Red List assessments for trees in several other genera. Dan has extensive practical experience in planting and maintaining trees in a botanic garden setting, having worked at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, UK for nine years, where he also led wild collecting expeditions as a member of the curatorial team.

Areas of Expertise
Collections
  • Botanical Inventory and Collection Expertise
    • Collection of germplasm
    • In situ survey
    • Identification
  • Ex situ Collection Type Expertise
    • Living plant collection
  • Living Collection Management Expertise
    • Planting and establishment
    • Pruning
    • Curation
Conservation Assessment
  • Conservation Assessment Expertise
    • Global red listing
    • Mapping for red list assessments
    • Red List assessor
    • Red List reviewer
Research
  • Plant Growth Form Expertise
    • Trees
  • Research Expertise
    • Ex situ conservation
    • Horticulture
Taxonomy
  • Taxonomic Expertise (Family)

    Sapindaceae

  • Taxonomic Expertise (Genus)

    Acer

Tree Conservation
  • Tree Climbing Expertise

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Geographic
  • Geographic Region Expertise
    • Asia
    • Europe
  • Habitat Type Expertise
    • Temperate broad leaf and mixed forests
Services
  • Services Available
    • Advice
    • Consultancy
    • Research
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