Davidia Involucrata ‘Sonoma’

Giant “Handkerchiefs” a Foot Long!

Begins flowering at age 2 or 3 — so you may get blooms the first year in your garden!
Have you ever dreamed of planting a Dove Tree (Davidia), only to learn that it wouldn’t start blooming until it was at least 10 years old? Even for those of us planting our legacy garden, that’s pushing “delayed gratification” too far! Enter Sonoma, the early-blooming variety with bloom clusters more than twice the size of the species — as astonishing 10 to 12 inches long!

This magnificent flowering tree has blooms — actually bracts — like no other. They’ve been compared to handkerchiefs, crepe paper streamers and, of course, doves, for they flutter alluringly in the late spring breezes. No flash-in-the-pan flowers, they begin in late spring and hang on for 2 to 3 weeks. And Sonoma is so much more floriferous than the species that it might as well be a whole new plant! Your tree will simply be draped in color!

Even when it’s not blooming, Sonoma is beautiful. The leaves are broad, oval, and lightly toothed, with soft silky undersides that practically asked to be brushed past! Growing quickly in any sunny location, Sonoma reaches 15 feet tall after just 5 years, and eventually tops out at 20 to 30 feet tall and about 25 feet wide. And the best part is that we will ship you a 2-year-old tree, so you may get blooms the first spring — certainly the second! — after planting! Dove Trees have never had it so good . . . nor the gardeners who love them!

Sonoma thrives in temperate to warm climates, happy in any well-drained garden soil receiving full sun. It is very tolerant of heat and humidity, needing only water during the summer months and during dry spells. Ideal for the border or as a specimen. Zones 6-8.