M.B.: The smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria) can be pruned back hard around ... or choose one main shoot as a trunk and prune all side shoots that emerge from this trunk. Smoke trees behave best ...

Smoke tree, botanically known as Cotinus coggygria, does require some pruning to keep it in shape and prevent it from becoming a shrub that can overtake the site where it is planted. Unfortunately ...

Q: When can I prune my ornamental grasses ... a special tree or shrub if you make a deposit. Smoke tree or Cotinus coggygria is named for the dried flower plumes that emerge like puffs of smoke ...

THE gorgeous burgundy foliage of the smoke bush Cotinus coggygria ‘Purpureus’ is ... Left to itself without pruning, the Cotinus can be a bit twiggy and leggy — pruning back hard after ...

Pruning group 1; group 7 to produce large ... providing an unparalleled show of color. Cotinus coggygria is one plant that earns its keep nearly year-round, and with a minimum of care.

When the wine-red foliage of Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' begins to ... your cotinus must be well-established before you embark on hard pruning. Propagate from softwood cuttings taken from ...

Pruning is the answer ... used to keep trees low or to show off handsome juvenile foliage. Smoke bush, Cotinus coggygria, for instance, has gorgeous translucent burgundy leaves but as it ages ...

One must constantly prune to keep them in proportion and ... A good example is Cotinus coggygria (smoke tree). These trees come in a variety of vivid foliage colors and produce highly ornamental ...