When do Davidia involucrata bloom?

Davidia involucrata is a relic plant left by the Cenozoic Tertiary period 10 million years ago, also known as water pear, pigeon tree, pigeon flower, etc., is a deciduous tree of Davidia involucrata in the blue fruit family, and wild species only grow in and around Sichuan Province and central Hubei Province in southwest China. It has been listed as a national first-class key protected wild plant. Let's take a look at when Davidia involucrata bloom.

When do Davidia involucrata bloom?

Davidia involucrata flowers usually bloom in April. Davidia involucrata bloom in late spring and early summer, flowering for up to a month, the flowers are white, like white pigeons, so they are also called pigeon trees. Davidia involucrata flowers from budding to blooming and then to withering, the color is changeable, this number of flowers, blooming for the first time, colorful, because of such a special spectacle and have the title of "a strange flower of a tree".

Growth habits of Davidia involucrata

Davidia involucrata likes to grow in moist evergreen broad-leaved and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forests at an altitude of 1500-2200 meters, mostly in the shady and humic places of the air, prefer neutral or slightly acidic humus deep soil, grow poorly in dry, windy and direct sunlight, and are not resistant to barren and drought. Seedlings grow slowly, like shade and dampness, and adult trees tend to like light. Most of the soils in the distribution area are mountain yellow soil and mountain yellow brown soil, and the pH is 4.5-6.0. the soil layer is thick, mostly slope deposits containing a large number of gravel fragments, and the bedrock is sandstone, slate and shale.

Distribution range of Davidia involucrata

Davidia involucrata is widely distributed in China. A large number of Davidia involucrata are distributed in Wangjia Town, Gongxian County, "hometown of Davidia involucrata". Others are distributed in Zhenping and Langao in southeastern Shaanxi. Shennongjia, Xingshan, Badong, Changyang, Lichuan, Enshi, Hefeng, Wufeng, Sangzhi, Dayong, Cili, Shimen and Yongshun in northwest Hunan Northeast to northwest Guizhou Songtao, Fanjing Mountain, Daozhen, Suiyang, Bijie, Nayong, Wushan in eastern Sichuan, Pingwu and Qingchuan in the north, west to southern Wenchuan, Guanxian, Pengxian, Baoxing, Tianquan, Emei, Mabian, Ebian, Meigu, Leibo, Junlian, Nanchuan in the south of Chongqing, Qiaojia, Suijiang, Yongshan, Daguan, Yiliang, Weixin, Zhenxiong, Zhaotong The deep mountains and wild ridges of Liulong, Shidong Town, Huaiji County, Guangdong Province.

Protection level of Davidia involucrata

Davidia involucrata is a relic species of Cenozoic Tertiary paleotropical flora 60 million years ago. It is known as "plant living fossil". It is a treasure among 8 national first-class key protected plants. Because its flower shape is very similar to the white pigeon flying, it is named "Chinese pigeon tree" by western botanists. Due to the deforestation of the forest and the excavation of wild seedlings, the number is small, and the distribution range is shrinking day by day. If no protective measures are taken, there is a risk of replacement by other broad-leaved tree species.