![]() Its foliage and late flowering make it an extremely good way to maintain color in your garden through the period between spring blooms and the glory of fall. Its appearance makes it perfect as an accent plant, and thanks to its size and ability to handle hard pruning it can also be turned into a very attractive hedge or screen. This beautiful tree is highly versatile and has many uses for the gardener. The final treat it has in store becomes obvious in fall as the leaves change color one last time, brightening your garden with a stunning explosion of orange, gold, purple and red. From May to July the gorgeous leaves are joined by a profuse display of yellow flowers which turn to puffy, deep pink plumes as they mature. The leaves themselves have a delicate appearance, ovoid and up to three inches long. When new leaves appear in spring they’re a bright red color, which gradually turns to a richer, darker color as the weather warms. It’s not the size it’s most notable for it’s the foliage. The Grace variety grows to a height of between 10 and 15 feet when fully mature and has a loose, spreading form it can easily reach a width of 15 to 20 feet. It incorporates the form of the Eurasian species with the larger size and fall colors of the American one to create a truly spectacular tree. If you’re looking for a particularly impressive Smoke Tree, the “Grace” cultivar is one you definitely need to consider. Luckily for gardeners, these species can be easily crossed and this has resulted in many splendid varieties. Cotinus coggygria is a Eurasian species that occurs from southern Europe all the way through to China, while Cotinus obovatus is native to the southeastern USA. Various species of Smoke Tree can be found throughout the northern hemisphere, almost anywhere the climate is temperate. On all these counts, the Smoke Tree (Cotinus coggygria) is an excellent choice many varieties are a manageable size for even a smaller garden and they have particularly vivid coloring and blooms. If you pick the right one you can also enjoy the spectacle of magnificent flowers in spring or summer. Then there’s fall to consider, when many deciduous trees put on a magnificent display of color before shedding their leaves for the winter. They help add texture to open spaces, lift your design from the ground into the air and naturally draw the eye to where you want viewers to look. Shrubs and small trees are an essential element of any garden if you want to avoid it looking flat and two-dimensional. We've gotta protect good ole' Mother Nature, after all. While we wish we could serve everyone, it's for the safety of native species and helps prevent the spread of invasive disease & pests. ![]() The short & sweet answer is: "United States Department of Agriculture Restrictions." Every state has their own unique USDA restrictions on which plants they allow to come into their state. ![]() You will receive email notifications along the way on the progress of your order, as well as tracking information to track your plants all the way to their new home! Why are some states excluded from shipping? Orders typically ship out within 2 business days. How does the delivery process work?Īll of our orders ship via FedEx Ground! Once your order is placed online, our magic elves get right to work picking, staging, boxing and shipping your trees. You'll find we carry young 1-gallons, up to more mature 7-gallons ranging anywhere from 6 inches to 6ft. While the industry-standard terminology is to call the sizes "Gallon Containers", that doesn't exactly translate to the traditional liquid "gallon" size we think of. Nursery containers come in a variety of different sizes, and old-school nursery slang has stuck. All tree, and nothin' but the tree! We measure from the top of the soil to the top of the tree the height of the container or the root system is never included in our measurements. ![]()
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