Smoketree
Cotinus coggygria
Deciduous-Shrubs / Deciduous-Trees
Smoketree - which can be grown as a small tree or large shrub - is notable for its sometimes colorful foliage and its unique, showy flowers. In late Summer and early Fall, the finely-textured blooms can make a specimen appear as if the entire plant is wrapped in a cloud of cotton candy.
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)

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Cotinus coggygria Plant Information
Classification | |
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Scientific Name: | Cotinus coggygria |
Common Name: | smoketree |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Suggested Uses: | shrub border, mass plantings, cutflowers |
Characteristics | |
Plant Form: | usually small multi-trunked tree or large shrub |
Height: | 10 - 15 feet tall |
Spread: | 10 - 15 feet wide |
Foliage: | alternate, simple, oval to obovate, and deciduous looks like ping pong paddle bluish-green to purple in color |
Flower: | yellowish panicle; very showy when they have pubescence (late Summer to early Fall) growing on peduncle and pedicles |
Bloom Period: | early Summer - early Fall |
Fruit: | small drupe in Fall |
Environment | |
USDA Zone: | zones 5 - 8 |
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