Davidia involucrata - pot - 100-125 cm
Vaantjesboom
Product information "Davidia involucrata - pot - 100-125 cm"
Davidia involucrata or the vane tree is a medium-sized tree with a conical shape. It can grow up to 18 meters high, and is fairly hardy. After about ten years, this tree blooms in May with large white flowers. These attract many bees
CULTIVATION TIPS:
The vanilla tree prefers a sheltered and sunny spot. It does well in all kinds of soil as long as it is fertile and permeable. This tree is low maintenance and should be pruned annually. This can be done after the flowering period, in late spring. Be careful not to remove too many branches when pruning
ADVICE FOR PROBLEMS:
This tree is not disease prone.
Product specifications
| Application / use plant: | Park tree, Tolerates no paving |
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| Bloom Month: | May |
| Bloom color: | White, Violet |
| Branches / Bark - details: | Grey-brown |
| Branches / bark: | Unknown - n/a |
| Dutch plant name: | Vaantjesboom, Zakdoekenboom |
| English plant name: | Dove Tree, Dove-tree, Ghost Tree, Handkerchief Tree, Pocket-handkerchief Tree |
| Flower color - details: | Purple brown with white spathe |
| Frost hardiness - details: | Reasonable (a) (-18 till -15°c), usda zone 7a |
| Frost resistance: | Good winter hardiness |
| Fruit: | Berry-shaped |
| Fruit - details: | Brown nut |
| Full grown plant height: | 500-800 cm |
| German plant name: | Taubenbaum, Taschentuchbaum |
| Growth habit : | Crown broad ovoid, Crown half open, Rising |
| Growth habit - details: | Upright, broad ovoid to round crown |
| Humidity/Soil: | Moist soil |
| Latin plant family: | Cornaceae |
| Leaf / Foliage: | Green |
| Leaf / foliage - details: | Deciduous, middlegreen, egg-shaped |
| Location: | Halfshadow, Full sun |
| Location - details: | Sun till half-shade |
| Minimum growing height (in cm): | 500 |
| Plant characteristic: | Fruit-bearing |
| Plant family: | Dogwood family |
| Pruning period: | March, July |
| Winter foliage: | Losing leaf |
| maximal growth height (in cm): | 800 |
| type of crop: | Deciduous trees |
| type of soil: | Calcareous soil, Clay soil (calcareous), Normal soil, Peaty soil (acidic), Sand soil |
| type of soil / ground - details: | Well-drained soil |
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