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Other common names handkerchief tree dove tree
ghost tree pocket handkerchief tree
Family Nyssaceae
Genus Davidia is a medium-sized, deciduous tree with ovate leaves and small, dark green flower-clusters each subtended by two large white bracts and followed by ovoid greenish-brown fruits
Details D. involucrata is a medium-sized deciduous tree with bright green, broadly ovate leaves to 15cm in length. Flowers very small, in rounded heads 2cm in width, held within a pair of creamy-white, ovate bracts to 20cm in length
Plant range SW China
Foliage Deciduous
Habit Spreading / Branched
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H5
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Aspect South-facing or North-facing or West-facing or East-facing
Exposure Sheltered
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
MoistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
SoilChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Ultimate height Higher than 12 metres
Ultimate spread wider than 8 metres
Time to ultimate height 20-50 years
Cultivation Easy to grow in a sheltered position in sun or partial shade, but young specimens may not flower
Propagation Propagate by seed or hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types Low Maintenance City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants Architectural Cottage & Informal Garden
Pruning Pruning group 1
Pests Generally pest free
Diseases Generally disease free
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