Basisdaten
description:
This tree comes from China and is the only one of its kind (Davidia). The handkerchief tree forms large white bracts that look like handkerchiefs.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Davidia involucrata
other name:
Pocket Handkerchief Tree
other name:
Dove Tree
other name:
Ghost Tree
family:
Cornaceae
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 12 m (39 ft) (in China up to 20 m (66 ft))
leaf:
The leaves are ovate to cordate. The leaf margin is serrated. The petiole is bright green and is angled.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
golden-brown
flowering:
May
blossom color:
white
blossom description:
The flower is round, spherical and consists of many small purple flowers.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
stone fruit
bark:
The bark is brown, cracked up furrowed and scaly easily.
root:
heart-rooting
location:
sun
soil:
permeable soils
ph value:
slightly acidic to slightly alkaline
usage:
Garden tree, park tree