Davidia involucrata, which blooms in late spring and early summer, has various colors from early blooming to withering. The flower of a tree blooms for the second time, colorful, and people praise it as "a wonderful tree". There is such a good story about it.

There is also a folk story about the dove tree: Wang Zhaojun of the Han Dynasty, in order to reconcile Hu and Han, resolutely married Uhaanyehe. She missed her hometown day and night in a foreign land, so she asked pigeons to deliver books and letters for her. Pigeons passed through the clouds and flew to Zigui, Hubei, Wang Zhaojun's hometown. The pigeon who delivered the letter died of fatigue and exhaustion, and became a white flower and a pigeon tree.

DavidiainvolucrataBaill。 The world-famous "China Dove Tree" symbolizes peace and is a deciduous tree of Davidia involucrata. These flowers are colorful and shaped like pigeons spreading their wings. The purple-red head looks like a head, the yellow-green column looks like a mouth peak, and the white bracts look like wings. When the flowers bloom in April and May, white bracts float among the green leaves, just like thousands of white pigeons flapping their wings on the branches. Wilson, a famous plant collector, said in China, Mother of Gardens, "Davidia involucrata is the most beautiful tree in the north temperate zone".

Pure white Davidia involucrata flower

Davidia involucrata is a unique and rare tree species in China and a national first-class protected plant. About 6.5438 million years ago, the vegetation on the earth was very rich. Davidia involucrata and its family once flourished, but after the Quaternary glacier attack, many plants became extinct. The mountains and rivers in China have become natural shelters for all kinds of animals and plants, and Davidia involucrata is one of the existing ancient plants, so it is called "living fossil of plants".

Since 1869 Davidia involucrata was discovered in Mu Ping, Sichuan Province, Davidia involucrata has been introduced to various countries and become a precious ornamental tree species, which is deeply loved by people all over the world. In April, 2008, the propaganda department of Huitong County, Ya 'an TV Station and Yingjing TV Station in Longcanggou Township, Yingjing County, Sichuan Province, accidentally discovered nearly 654.38+ 10,000 mu of Davidia involucrata community while inspecting the tourism resources in Longcanggou Township. Such a dense and large area of wild Davidia involucrata is rare in China.

However, the fruit of Davidia involucrata, which naturally falls in the forest, rarely germinates. To breed Davidia involucrata artificially, the fruit must be crushed first, and the collected fruit should be poured into the nest, and repeatedly beaten with a wooden pestle similar to rice, with moderate force. If the force is too small, the peel can't be completely detached, but if the force is too large, the seeds will be crushed. Wash the mashed fruit with clear water, mix with plant ash and sow. At seedling stage, shed should be set up for shade to keep the seedbed moist. Cuttings should be made of twigs and carried out in May-July. High pressure can be carried out at the base of annual robust branches in spring. Seedling transplanting should be carried out after defoliation or before budding in the following spring. The root bark and terminal buds should not be damaged during seedling raising, and the long lateral roots and branches can be trimmed appropriately. When planting, it is required that the hole is large and the bottom is flat, the seedlings take root well, and the root water is poured enough.

Main value

Davidia involucrata is a world-famous precious ornamental tree species, which is often planted near streams, sanatoriums, hotels and exhibition halls in Chi Pan, and has the symbolic significance of peace.

In addition, Davidia involucrata also has great economic value and heavy materials. It is a first-class building material and can be used to make furniture and carving materials.