ShrubsSmoke Tree
Cotinus coggygria
Smoke Tree (Cotinus coggygria) is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 10-15 ft × 10-15 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow and pink blooms in spring and summer. It attracts butterflies, stands up well to deer, drought and pests.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 10-15 ft × 10-15 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Pink
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Pests
- Native to
- Temperate Asia, Europe
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Smoke Tree is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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