Cotinus
Smoketree · also Smoke bush, European smoketree, Common smoketree
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Cotinus, commonly known as Smoketree, is valued for its striking, smoky flower plumes and leaves that display vibrant fall colors. It has a rounded, bushy shape and is a hardy, low-maintenance tree suitable for urban planting, tolerating various soil types and drought conditions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 330.00%—0.6 in
- 50.00%2.3 yr26 in
- 50.00%——
- 20.00%—6.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 10–15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 0.7 in, mean 4.7 in, 90th percentile 25 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Other Cotinus in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
