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smoke tree

Also known as: American smoke tree; Hungarian sumac; Indian sumac; purple fringe; scotino; smoke bush; Turkish sumac; Tyrolean sumac; Venetian sumach; Venus's sumach; wig tree; young fustic; Zante wood

A large, bushy, deciduous shrub to 5m, with rounded leaves turning yellow, orange and red in autumn. Large feathery inflorescences are buff at first, later greyish

Scientific classification

Species: smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria)
Genus: Cotinus
Family: Anacardiaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight: 15 – 25 °C
Ideal temperature

smoke tree pictures

Distribution of smoke tree

Distribution map

Southern Europe to Central China

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of smoke tree

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smoke tree care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight: 15 – 25 °C
Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.