Botanical Name: Cotinus obovatus
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Common Name: American Smoketree  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

 

Height Range

12-25'

 

Flower Color

Green, Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

American smoketree is a moderate growing, upright large shrub or multi-stemmed small tree, growing about 15 to 25 feet tall and about half as wide. It gets its common name not from the flower clusters that bloom in June, but from the billowy hairs attached to spent flowers which turn a smoky pink to purplish pink in summer. Bluish green leaves are round to oval, and turns a variety of colors in the fall (including yellow, red, orange and reddish purple), and produces some of the best fall color of any of the native American trees and shrubs.