smoke tree
noun
: either of two small shrubby trees (genus Cotinus) of the cashew family with large panicles of minute flowers that suggest a cloud of smoke:
a
: one (C. coggygria) of Eurasia that is widely planted in the eastern U.S.
b
: one (C. obovatus) of the southeastern U.S. and Texas
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The window panes were dust-free, the floors consistently mopped, the lawn always mowed, small oceans of grass that separated islands of smoke trees and bleeding hearts.
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Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023
Golden Spirit smoke tree tops out at about 8 feet tall, but other cultivars of smoke tree are quite large shrubs, growing up to 15 feet tall and 12 feet wide.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
The straight species of Eurasian smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria) has plain green leaves.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
My multi-stemmed smoke tree (Cotinus obovate), which has been in the ground three years, has developed on one stem a die-back from the base toward the meristem of the sub-laterals in the course of three days.
—oregonlive, 31 July 2021
For the showiest models, Gregg recommends viewing the Japanese maple, Chinese pistache, and American smoke trees.
—Susan O'Keefe, National Geographic, 29 Nov. 2019
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Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023
Golden Spirit smoke tree tops out at about 8 feet tall, but other cultivars of smoke tree are quite large shrubs, growing up to 15 feet tall and 12 feet wide.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
The straight species of Eurasian smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria) has plain green leaves.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
My multi-stemmed smoke tree (Cotinus obovate), which has been in the ground three years, has developed on one stem a die-back from the base toward the meristem of the sub-laterals in the course of three days.
—oregonlive, 31 July 2021
For the showiest models, Gregg recommends viewing the Japanese maple, Chinese pistache, and American smoke trees.
—Susan O'Keefe, National Geographic, 29 Nov. 2019
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