Future pruning goals: Prune to maintain and manage its natural shape. The smoke tree does exhibit a natural splayed or rangy appearance, but that form can be modified somewhat by selective pruning ...

The smoke bush has a number of fine cultivars, such as 'Royal Purple,' with maroon leaves, and 'Golden Spirit' with yellow leaves. It tolerates quite a bit of drought when established.

Smoke tree, a compact plant, is a standout with reddish-purple leaves and lavender-pink blooms. Smoke tree Cotinus coggygria Planting areas: Zones 4 to 9 Size: 12 to 15 feet tall and wide ...

Q. Should I prune my purple smoke tree at the same time I cut back my perennials? — Sandy Pennington, Schaumburg A. Hardy to Zones 4 to 5, neither the species nor cultivated varieties of smok… ...

Q.: I planted a Royal Purple Smoketree in May 1998. It was about three feet tall and I was hoping it would grow to a larger tree. It has leaves on it but is not very bushy. Is there something ...

Masters describes the smoke tree as a “desert tree that could use a celebration. “The smoke tree’s purple bloom is only paralleled by the bloom of the indigo bush,” he says.

The indescribable purple color of the smoke tree was thus characterized by Ralph Cornell, the famous landscape architect and designer in 1938. For centuries, purple has been the color of kings.