Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana - Medium-sized tree, wide, egg-round crown, 10 m high. Thick and bare upward branches with purple winter buds on firm twigs. Large heart-shaped leaf, 8-15 cm, very hairy underside. Flowers in May-June during budding striking inflorescence. Flowers consist of spherical heads, surrounded by two large, uneven creamwhite 8-16 cm long bracts. Large, oval 3 cm big-pitted fruits on long petioles. Beautiful park tree for sheltered, sunny locations on fertile soils.