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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 />

www.jfschmidt.com

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