Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
Re: Beginner query
Shoot User
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If this is a half standard, you should not cut back the main stem (trunk); just the top branches to just above the first or second bud. You can cut back any shoots that look untidy later in the year anyway, so yes would be good in a small garden if carefully placed.
Posted: Sunday 26th of February 2012 07:11 AM
Re: Beginner query
Angie Robertson
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I have 2 cotinus in my garden and was advised that 'coppicing' or pruning would keep them to the size I require. There have been a couple of smaller cotinus introduced to the market in the last few years. They may be worth considering for your smaller garden.
Hope this helps.
Angie
Hope this helps.
Angie
Posted: Saturday 25th of February 2012 07:53 PM
Re: Beginner query
ELAINE HUTSON
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Any plant that is grown for foliage or stem colour can be coppiced in February, this means cutting it down to 10 to 12 inches every year, this allows you to have the plant you want and contain it in a small garden.
Posted: Saturday 25th of February 2012 04:23 PM
Beginner query
Pauline S
1458 3
Can I have a Cotinus coggygria 'royal purple' in my tiny garden by having a grafted plant (half standard I think they call it). Sorry - this probably sounds stupid but I'm an absolute beginner - any help/advice would be appreciated.
Posted: Saturday 25th of February 2012 01:16 PM Last reply: Monday 14th of April 2025 06:49 AM
pruning
eric jolley
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jean A lot of people prune the Smoke tree regularly to get a smaller bushier plant with larger leaves. Left to their own devices they will become quite a large shrub, or even a small tree, with a height and spread of up to 5 metres.you can prune them in spring and autumn but either way they won't produce that haze of smoky flowers for over a year. It's the little flower stems that create the smoky appearance.
Posted: Tuesday 11th of September 2007 10:56 PM Last reply: Tuesday 11th of September 2007 10:56 PM
pruning Royal Purple Cotinus
jean anderson
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Can I keep this at a height of 3-4 ft by pruning or will it not flourish
Posted: Tuesday 11th of September 2007 02:52 PM Last reply: Saturday 1st of March 2025 11:38 AM