Cotinus Species, American Smoketree, Chittamwood, Wild Smoke Tree, Yellow Wood

I bought my current property seven months ago and have finally identified my Cotinus obovatus by emailing a photo to Rhys Caunter at Tree...Read Mores R Us here in New Zealand! My tree is very, very old. It has fallen down some time ago. Of the three original branches, two remain growing. I'm from Nova Scotia originally and have been sort of stuck here due to the Hague Convention for the Child for a long time so to find another NA native here is just, like, far out, man!!! :)

The rarest tree in the plant trade - two are found on the University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus but I hadn't seen them anywhere else.

Exceptional foliage in all seasons, but especially in fall. This tree seems prone to verticilium wilt and therefore needs to be planted in dry soil.

An intresting small, frequently contorted tree of limestone uplands that is common in some places here and rare to nonexisistent in other...Read Mores. Flowers are not very showy. The second or third largest specimen in Madison County, Alabama resides in the woods behind my house.

This species grows bigger than the more common purple smokebush. Its leaves are green, its "smoke" is much bigger, more colorful, and pe...Read Morersists into winter, giving a long season of interest. Seeds readily germinate when ripe, they can be sown immediately or stored; stratification not needed.

Grow in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. Adaptable to wide range of soils, including poor rocky soils, but prefers wel...Read Morel-drained, somewhat infertile loams