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<strong>Co</strong>tinus<br />
Smoketree<br />
<strong>Co</strong>tinus obovatus<br />
American Smoketree<br />
Zone: 4<br />
Height: 25'<br />
Spread: 20'<br />
Shape: Rounded<br />
Foliage: Green<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Bright<br />
orange to red<br />
Flowers: Plume-like<br />
clusters<br />
This small tree, native to the southeastern United<br />
States, features fall colors so bright that they<br />
sometimes appear flourescent. Mixed tones of<br />
orange yellow, orange-reds, and reddish purple<br />
combine beautifully. Large, fuzzy plume-like<br />
flower clusters give it its common name.<br />
<strong>Co</strong>tinus coggygria x obovatus ‘Grace’<br />
Grace Smoketree<br />
Zone: 4<br />
Height: 20'<br />
Spread: 15'<br />
Shape: Rounded<br />
Foliage: Purplish-red<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor:<br />
Orange-red<br />
Flower: Purplishpink<br />
panicle<br />
Soft purple-red foliage covers this low branched<br />
tree in summer and intensifies to orange-red in<br />
autumn. Large, airy, purplish-pink flower clusters<br />
add drama in summer.<br />
American Smoketree<br />
<strong>Co</strong>tinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’<br />
Royal Purple Smoketree<br />
Zone: 5<br />
Height: 16'<br />
Spread: 13'<br />
Shape: Upright<br />
spreading, rounded,<br />
open<br />
Foliage: Dark purple<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Red<br />
purple<br />
Flower: Sterile flower<br />
stalks form fuzzy<br />
plumes of purplish<br />
“smoke”<br />
Fuzzy plumes of purplish “smoke” float above<br />
dark purple foliage that turns bright red to<br />
red-purple in autumn. Traditionally grown as a<br />
multi-stem shrub, when trained with a single<br />
trunk, it becomes an attractive small tree with<br />
multi-season appeal.<br />
<strong>Co</strong>toneaster<br />
<strong>Co</strong>toneaster apiculatus<br />
Cranberry <strong>Co</strong>toneaster<br />
Zone: 5<br />
Height: 5'<br />
Spread: 4'<br />
Shape: Grown on a<br />
standard<br />
Foliage: Glossy dark<br />
green<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Reddish<br />
Flower: Pink<br />
Fruit: Red, 3 ⁄8"<br />
Cranberry <strong>Co</strong>toneaster is noted for its abundant<br />
and long lasting bright red fruit which covers the<br />
plant in the fall. We grow it as a dwarf patio tree<br />
on a 4' standard.<br />
Crataegus<br />
Hawthorn<br />
Crataegus ambigua<br />
Russian Hawthorn<br />
Zone: 4<br />
Height: 18'<br />
Spread: 20'<br />
Shape: Rounded to<br />
spreading<br />
Foliage: Medium<br />
green<br />
Flower: White<br />
Fruit: Deep red<br />
This tough tree from the plains of southern<br />
Russia sports white flowers and deep red fruits.<br />
Tolerant of drought and alkalinity, it is well<br />
adapted to life in the high, dry prairies of the<br />
United States.<br />
Crataegus crus-galli<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ckspur Hawthorn<br />
Zone: 4<br />
Height: 25'<br />
Spread: 30'<br />
Shape: Dense,<br />
rounded with<br />
horizontal spreading<br />
branches<br />
Foliage: Leathery,<br />
deep green, glossy<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Bronze<br />
orange to scarlet<br />
Flower: White<br />
Fruit: Red, 3 ⁄8"- 1 ⁄2",<br />
persistent<br />
Outstanding as a specimen because of its<br />
distinctive horizontal branch pattern and its<br />
attractive glossy foliage. It can also be sheared<br />
into a dense, thorny hedge.<br />
Snowbird Hawthorn<br />
Crataegus crus-galli ‘Inermis’<br />
Thornless <strong>Co</strong>ckspur Hawthorn<br />
Zone: 4<br />
Height: 25'<br />
Spread: 25'<br />
Shape: Rounded,<br />
spreading<br />
Foliage: Leathery,<br />
deep green, glossy<br />
Fall <strong>Co</strong>lor: Orange or<br />
rusty orange<br />
Flower: Small, white<br />
in 2" clusters<br />
Fruit: Dark red, 3 ⁄8"-<br />
1<br />
⁄2", persistent<br />
This small adaptable tree has the excellent<br />
foliage of Crataegus crus-galli yet completely<br />
lacks the dangerous thorns.<br />
Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’<br />
Crimson Cloud Hawthorn<br />
Zone: 4<br />
Height: 25'<br />
Spread: 18'<br />
Shape: Oval, with<br />
upright spreading<br />
wavy branches<br />
Foliage: Small glossy<br />
green<br />
Flower: Bright red<br />
with white centers<br />
Fruit: Bright red<br />
DISEASE RESISTANCE: Resistant to leaf spot<br />
This tree is distinctive for its wavy branch habit<br />
and bright red flowers with white centers.<br />
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© J. <strong>Frank</strong> <strong>Schmidt</strong> & <strong>Son</strong> <strong>Co</strong>.<br />
<strong>Co</strong>tinus - Smoketree<br />
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