Seasonal Interest and Photographs

Cotinus coggygria Scop.
 
European Smoke Tree

Flowers: Small, yellowish, in large fuzzy panicles, in June. Individual flowers are inconspicuous.

Foliage: Bluish green in species, orange-yellow fall color. Purple leaves in cultivars. Late to leaf out.

Fruit: Actual fruit is inconspicuous, but plumose hairs on panicle are silky and attractive through the summer. Plumes are silky pink to purple.

 

Location: Bank of Fayetteville on Dickson St. Also around Parking Lot 56 at the corner of Sixth and Razorback.

Photographs: Click on an image to see a larger version:

habit flowers and foliage form and 'plumes'    

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