Photos of Smoke tree or Smoke bush

Cotinus Obovatus

The American Smoke tree is most common in the U.S. Midwest from Tennessee south to Alabama and west to eastern Texas however, the photos in this site are taken in Southern Ontario

This photo shows how the mature flower panicles on the American Smoke tree or Cotinus Obovatus

This photo shows how the mature flower panicles on the American Smoketree or Cotinus Obovatus

resemble puffs of smoke giving the Smoketree it's name.

Smoke tree burst of smoke in front of other ordinary trees

This is my old smoke tree, pretty mature now, in fact several main sections are all dried out and need to be cut out.

It's a beautiful tree most of the growing seasons, starting out green and unambiguous in the spring then bursting into "smoke" which can last about two months into the summer.

Royal Purple Smoke bush in front of American Smoke tree

Brilliant colored Fall leaves of North American Smoke tree

The fall brings brilliant orange, red and purple leaves which usually last until after all the other trees have dropped their leaves. I liked my old smoke tree so much I went out and got a couple other varieties.

The Royal Purple is my favorite, then Cotinus Grace, both a little more colorful than my original tree.

Cotinus Grace Smoke bush flower panicles beginning to look like smoke

SmokeTree panicles of flowers

Smoke tree flower panicles

A Smoke tree or Smoke bush is a large shrub or small tree thriving in the warm climate of the Northern Hemisphere. They are an ornamental that pass through several colorful stages through the year with a display of smoke in the early summer and a brilliant display of fall colors at the end of the growing season

Smoke tree flower panicle in a clear sunny sky

North American Smoke tree flower panicles in front of Royal Purple smoke bush and Cotinus Grace smoke bush

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