Green Smoketree
The Green Smoketree, Cotinus coggygria, is a deciduous shrub/tree.
The branches are spreading, loose, and as wide as high.
This deciduous tree has showy pubescent pedicels and peduncles of flowers that provide the "smoke" appearance.
Smoketrees like sun.
Green Smoketrees have bluish green, sometimes yellow like leaves.
It is a tough tree that is adaptable to widely divergent soils and pH ranges, and it is very drought resistant.
It is a great accent tree.
Their fall color is red-purple.
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Harlequin bugs are smelly bugs that pierce the tissue of plants and suck the fluids. Keeping your garden clear of debris and using crop covers is a preventative measure. If you find these bugs, spray with a soapy water solution.
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