Late winter pruning mistakes aren't always permanent. One common flowering shrub still benefits from a well-timed February ...
M.B.: The smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria) can be pruned back hard around Valentine's Day. You can choose to cut it to within a few inches of the ground and grow it as a shrub, or choose one main shoot ...
THE gorgeous burgundy foliage of the smoke bush Cotinus coggygria ‘Purpureus’ is a magnificent sight in the spring and summer garden. The oval leaves are a deep reddish purple when grown in full sun ...
A. Hardy to Zones 4 to 5, neither the species nor cultivated varieties of smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria) actually needs to be cut back. They are winter-hardy shrubs and, unlike perennials, the ...