Cotinus coggygria

Scientific name: Cotinus coggygria

Common name: smoketree

Family name: Anacardiaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Ancot’ ‘Velvet Cloak’ ‘Royal Purple/

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5 to 8

Mature height and spread:  Height: 10.00 to 15.00 feet; Spread: 10.00 to 15.00 feet

Form: upright, loose-spreading, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub

Water use: Medium

Soil requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun

Leaf arrangement:  ovate to obovate

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): yellowish flowers appear in branching, terminal panicles

Limitations:  Tolerates a wide range of soils except wet, poorly-drained ones.

Fall colour:  yellow, orange, and purplish-red

Suitable uses:  Single specimen, group or mass in shrub borders or sunny areas around the home.

Quick ID description:  smoke-like puff; ovate to obovate

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