Description

A beautiful small tree or large shrub, valued for its fascinating pink plumes in summer and red-orange fall colors, extremely showy; rounded habit of growth, good size for the home landscape; very adaptable and hardy

Landscape Attributes

Cotton Candy American Smoketree is a multi-stemmed deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Cotton Candy American Smoketree is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Cotton Candy American Smoketree will grow to be about 18 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selection of a native North American species.