Davidia involucrata Batch No:179600 'Novita' is a fairly new

'Novita' is a fairly new cherry laurel cultivar

Hardy and thrives in most soils but susceptible to drought

Flowers are narrow and fluted in bud

Very fragrant pale yellow flowers

Flowering Group 3

Davidia involucrata Batch No:179600 'Novita' is a fairly newDespite the wide variety of flowering trees, the Handkerchief tree has always attracted and fascinated people. The tree takes its common name from the unusual handkerchief like blooms, with yellow to purple marblesize flowerheads in their centres, which appear in May. Although often referred to as flowers, the structures are in fact bracts a showy reconstruction of a leaf. A tree well worth investing in as a mature specimen as blooming can be