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DAVIDIA involucrata
Commonly known as Dove tree, Ghost tree, Handkerchief tree
Large white bracts drape the tree in MAY. The green seeds are held on long stalks after the leaves fall and can take over 2 years to germinate
Further Reading....
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Deciduous - broadly oval, sharp-pointed, toothed, red-stalked leaves to 16cm (6in) long. Leaves are mid-green above and softly hairy beneath.
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Height - 15m (49ft) -
Spread - 10m (33ft)
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Tree - produces dense, pendent heads, to 2cm (¾in) across, of small male flowers with purple-red anthers. Each flower is surrounded by a pair of white bracts of unequal size. The hanging ridged fruit are 4cm (1½in) across.
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Hardy - cold winter - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Full sun - shelter from cold winds. -
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Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - - none. -
Place of origin - southwestern China. Introduced into the UK by Ernest Wilson (1876-1930) in 1901. -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Seasonal Interest - Summer -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
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Tree Shape - Broadly conical -
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Davidia - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Checking ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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Buy Varieties of DAVIDIA involucrata
DAVIDIA involucrata 'Sonoma' >
Commonly known as: Dove tree, Ghost tree, Handkerchief tree.
Huge white bracts which appear on young plants (even in pots) without the wait for decades for the plant to flower
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