Davidia involucrata - Dove tree, Handkerchief TreeDescription Specification Gift wrap Rarely cultivated but rather distinctive, Davidia involucrata grows into a large tree so it requires space. It does takes time for the plant to grow to a grand size. However, in the meantime it will flower. It has large, oval, toothed leaves which turn yellow orange, sometimes rusty yellow in Autumn. It has red, globular flowers which are further highlighted by its surrounding, held by a pair of white bracts,