TsukuBlog A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. See the “Handkerchief Tree” (Davidia involucrata) Flutter Like White Doves in the Breeze – at the Tsukuba Botanical Garden 18 April, 2021
Davidia involucrata is named after the man who “discovered” it, and introduced it to the west – the great naturalist (and Catholic missionary in China) Armand David (1826-1900) – who also gave Europe knowledge of the giant panda and Pere David`s deer – along with 63 previously unknown species of animal, 65 previously undescribed species of bird and numerous plants that have never been classified before By Avi Landau With the whole town bursting in spring colors – flowers and blossoms and fresh greenery – azalea, iris, dogwood and all the rest whose name don`t come to mind at the moment, going to the Botanical Garden might sound like a redundant thing to do.