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Smoke Tree, Venetian Sumach

Scientific Name: Cotinus coggygria Scop.
Synonym: Rhus cotinus
Family: Anacardiaceae

Recommended Temperature Zone:
Sunset®: 1-3,10,11
USDA: 5-8

Sun Exposure: Full sun

Origin: Southern Europe to China

Growth Habits: Deciduous shrub, 10 to 15 feet tall (3 to 4.5 m.), 10 to 15 feet in spread (3 to 4.5 m.)

Flowers: Yellow flowers

Watering Needs: Regular water

Propagation: Cutting or occasionally grafting/budding

by hardwood stem tip cuttings, in early winter.
by grafts.

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