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Cotinus coggygria 'Smokey Joe' (Smoke bush 'Smokey Joe')

Other names: Smoke tree 'Smokey Joe', Smokewood 'Smokey Joe', Venetian sumach 'Smokey Joe', Cotinus coggygria 'Lisjo', Cotinus coggygria 'Sheffield Pink'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Smokey Joe' is an upright to rounded, bushy, deciduous shrub with oval, grey-green leaves, bright green when young and turning shades of red, orange, and yellow in autumn. Feathery panicles of pink flowers bloom in summer.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
2 m 2 m 10-20 years
6 ft 6 ft 10-20 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained or well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Leaf colour is best in full sun.

Suggested uses

Architectural, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance

UK hardiness

H5

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Low
Central Valley = Low
South Coastal = Low
South Inland = Low
High and Intermediate Desert = Low
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Upright, Bushy, Rounded

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Responds well to periodic hard pruning which will create larger foliage.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Diseases

Verticillium wilt

Selective pruning only (only if needed)

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Layer in early summer

Coppicing (optional)

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Take semi-ripe cuttings

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (autumn or spring)

Plant in full sun or partial shade (autumn or spring)

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Cotinus coggygria 'Velvet Cloak'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Velvet Cloak' Smoke bush 'Velvet Cloak'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Purpureus' Smoke bush 'Purpureus'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' Smoke bush 'Royal Purple'
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Cotinus 'Dusky Maiden' Smoke bush 'Dusky Maiden'
Cotinus coggygria 'Old Fashioned'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Old Fashioned' Smoke bush 'Old Fashioned'
Cotinus coggygria 'Notcutt's Variety'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Notcutt's Variety' Smoke bush 'Notcutt's Variety'
Cotinus 'Ruby Glow'
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Cotinus 'Ruby Glow' Smoke bush 'Ruby Glow'
Cotinus 'Candy Floss'
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Cotinus 'Candy Floss' Smoke bush 'Candy Floss'
Cotinus coggygria 'Golden Lady'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Golden Lady' Smoke bush 'Golden Lady'
Cotinus coggygria 'Lilla'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Lilla' Smoke bush 'Lilla'
Cotinus coggygria 'Red Spirit'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Red Spirit' Smoke bush 'Red Spirit'
Cotinus coggygria 'Smokey Joe'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Smokey Joe' Smoke bush 'Smokey Joe'
Cotinus coggygria 'Velveteeny'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Velveteeny' Smoke bush 'Velveteeny'
Cotinus coggygria 'Flamissimo'
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Cotinus coggygria 'Flamissimo' Smoke bush 'Flamissimo'
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