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A tough, adaptable shrub. The colored-leaf forms, purple or chartreuse, are exceptional foliage plants. May be cut back very hard in earl...Read More
Does not do well on my windy property. Planted as tree, with one main trunk, it died down to the ground the first winter. I was going t...Read More
I planted the lime green variety (very light pink flowers) in 2004. Continually grew taller (about 15 ft.) each year with very long whip...Read More
We had a smoke tree growing next to our garage ever since I can remember. My father said he planted it when he was younger. It was quite ...Read More
This unique tree had been planted in my yard in about 1977, the orginal builder brought it from Missouri. We have lived here for 24 years...Read More
Just planted one in May with purple foliage. Little flowers appeared in the end of May. Still waitinf for the real "smoke" - guess that t...Read More
Lovely bush or tree. I planted mine in 2001 and it is now about 15 ft tall after 11 years. I finally trimmed all the lower limbs off it...Read More
This is the hardiest plant I've ever met. My son brought home a twig from school on Arbor Day, I threw it in a pot, it moved with us 3 ti...Read More
Please, note, this is not a plant for wet or heavy soils! Here in Bulgaria, where it is native, it grows on sites that are highly unsuita...Read More
One of my favorite shrubs/trees, especially the purple varieties(I do own a young lady(green) and its a small beauty,
really flowe...Read More
In Minnesota most planting are of the purple leaf varieties. The harsher climates of zone 4 here keep most plants small - in some area th...Read More
For the past 4 or 5 years I've had several of these smoke trees as I love their color and texture. All of a sudden the tips of one of min...Read More
My smoke tree is doing poorly, perhaps owing to the clay-heavy, non-draining soil. I think it's just too wet. The top leaves on each bran...Read More
I have three of these that have made it through three winters in the Catskills. They are in full sun on a hillside with lousy soil--clay ...Read More
I planted this about Sept. 2002. Although it leafed out and created "smoke" normally this spring, the growth is almost on one side and an...Read More
I have two plants. One is a burgandy color and the other is green. Both of them have a condition I believe is called "Lions Tail" which...Read More
Seedlings show a lot of variability in the leaf color; best to get cuttings of known varieties rather than seed-grown (which are much cheaper).
In America, this is often called the European Smoke Tree to distinguish it from Cotinus obovatus, the native American smoke tree. The sh...Read More
In the beginning of Spring, (when I planted the tree), the leaves have a grayish burgundy color and do not get wet by water (like waterpr...Read More
Needs well drained soil and moderate watering when young. Once established, it's drought tolerant.
This plant has done better since I moved it from too much shade. Not as 'purple' as the nursery photos showed however. During the summer,...Read More
A deciduous shrub that may be trained as a tree, growing to 15 feet tall.
Leaves are alternating colors, with green on the top and...Read More