species
Davidia involucrata
Handkerchief tree
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Davidia involucrata belongs to the family Nyssaceae, also known as Handkerchief tree, introduced to the UK. It reaches 14 m tall and 10 m across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or full sun, on loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers in May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 14 m tall × 10 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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