American Smoketree

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Botanical Name: Cotinus obovatus
Height: 10 - 15 feet
Spacing: 8 - 10 feet
Depth: Same as in nursery. Plant with stain on roots just below soil level.
Spread: 10 - 15 feet
Light Required: Full sun.
Color: Pink
Foliage: Medium green to blue-green.
Blooms: Late Spring
Zone: 4 - 8

Form: Deciduous. Upright, spreading, open bush.
Flower Form: Feathery lime-green flowers become airy pink plumes.
Soil Requirements: Well-drained, loamy soil.
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate. 1 - 2 feet per year.
Size: 1/8 inch.
Comments: A beautiful and highly decorative shrub wherever it is used in the landscape. In June - August seed heads develop into huge fluffy clouds of smoky pink (hence the name) and are prized for their delicate flower-like display. If it gets too tall or open it can be cut back to ground-level when necessary to induce compact new growth. A hardy and trouble-free shrub with multiple uses in the garden.

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Most times, orders having items with different shipping schedules are held in full until the entire order is ready to ship based on your grow zone.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August.

2018 Spring Shipping Schedule for Plants
Zones	Tomatoes & Peppers	Potatoes	Sweet Potatoes	Onion Plants	Bareroot Roses	Large Bareroots, Trees & Shrubs	Tender Annuals	All other Perennials & Potted Plants
1A-4A	May 14 - Jun 1	Mar 26 - Jun 15	May 21 - Jun 8	Apr 2 - May 11	Apr 16 - Jun 1	Apr 2 - Jun 22	Apr 30 - Jun 8	Apr 30 - Jun 22
4B	May 14 - Jun 1	Mar 26 - Jun 15	May 21 - Jun 8	Apr 2 - May 11	Apr 16 - Jun 1	Apr 2 - Jun 22	Apr 30 - Jun 8	Apr 30 - Jun 22
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5B	May 14 - Jun 1	Mar 5 - Jun 15	Apr 30 - Jun 8	Mar 26 - May 11	Mar 19 - Jun 1	Mar 5 - Jun 22	Apr 30 - Jun 8	Mar 19 - Jun 22
6A	Apr 23 - Jun 1	Mar 5 - Jun 15	Apr 30 - Jun 8	Mar 5 - May 11	Mar 5 - Jun 1	Mar 5 - Jun 22	Apr 30 - Jun 8	Mar 5 - Jun 22
6B	Apr 23 - Jun 1	Mar 5 - Jun 15	Apr 30 - Jun 8	Feb 26 - May 11	Mar 5 - Jun 1	Mar 5 - Jun 22	Apr 30 - Jun 8	Mar 5 - Jun 22
7A	Apr 23 - Jun 1	Feb 26 - Jun 15	Apr 30 - Jun 8	Feb 19 - May 11	Feb 26 - Jun 1	Feb 12 - Jun 22	Apr 2 - Jun 8	Feb 26 - Jun 22
7B	Apr 2 - Jun 1	Feb 26 - Jun 15	Apr 30 - Jun 8	Feb 12 - May 11	Feb 26 - Jun 1	Feb 12 - Jun 22	Apr 2 - Jun 8	Feb 26 - Jun 22
8A & B	Apr 2 - Jun 1	Feb 19 - Jun 15	Apr 23 - Jun 8	Jan 29 - May 11	Feb 19 - Jun 1	Feb 12 - May 25	Apr 2 - Jun 8	Feb 20 - May 25
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Last Order Date	May 28	Jun 11	Jun 4	May 7	May 28	1A-7B: Jun 18	Jun 4	1A-7B: Jun 18
Last Order Date	May 28	Jun 11	Jun 4	May 7	May 28	8A-10B: May 21	Jun 4	8A-10B: May 21

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Please note that we cannot ship outside the 48 contiguous states.

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