The Pocket Handkerchief Tree or Dove Tree, Davidia involucrata

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The Pocket-handkerchief or Dove Tree is a native of Central and Southwest China which is now grown in gardens throughout the UK. It gains its name from its flowers which each have a pair of large white bracts at the base acting as petals; these flutter in the wind like handkerchiefs or white doves. It grows to about 20-25m in height.

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Location: England
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