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Nyssaceae
Dove Tree
Davidia involucrata
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- Family
- Nyssaceae
- Genus
- Davidia
- Native to
- Central and Southwestern China
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous tree
- Height
- 40-65 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, rich
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 6-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The spectacular white bracts hanging like handkerchiefs or doves earned it names like handkerchief tree, dove tree, and ghost tree.
- Plant hunter Ernest Henry Wilson was sent to China in 1899 specifically to find this tree, in what became one of botany's most famous expeditions.
- A dove tree may take 10 to 20 years from seed before it produces its first flowers.
- Pere Armand David, a French missionary and naturalist, first described the tree in 1869, and the genus Davidia honors him.
- The large paired white bracts are asymmetrical, with one much larger than the other, and they flutter in the slightest breeze.
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