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Rounded
Medium
Cotinus coggygria
10' - 15'
2'
Originating in the wooded hills above the Mediterranean, the smoketree holds true to its name. The species boasts blooms that are wispy clumps of filaments—either cream or pink—that look like puffs of smoke. This defining feature has earned it other nicknames including mist tree, cloud tree, wig tree and Jupiter’s beard. It also caused Minnesota garden writer Don Engebretson to proclaim it “one of the most arresting shrubs available to…gardeners today.”
This easy-to-grow specimen is a good choice for a shrub border or other grouping. It can either flourish as a multi-stemmed shrub, be pruned to a single-trunk tree or be cut back every year to maintain the look of a smaller bushy plant.
Full Sun
Acidic, Alkaline, Clay, Drought, Loamy, Sandy, Well Drained
The leaves of the smoketree are browsed by deer and other big game.
The smoketree is a native of Eurasia and has long been a favorite shrub or small tree for garden plantings, along property lines and along the borders of landscaped areas. It was introduced into America as early as 1656 and was commonly available in nurseries by 1790. It is a species with many names including smokebush, European smoketree, cloud tree, wig tree, mist tree and Jupiter's beard.
