Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Cotinus Obovatus

Size:

25' tall

Leaves:

alternate, simple, 2"-5" long, oval, rounded at tip, untoothed; bluish to dark green

Flowers:

small and greenish white, in loose terminal panicles, with 1'-long stringy sprays giving a smoky look, with the male showier than the female; May-July

Fruit:

small dry fruit (called a drupe); July-September

Fall Interest:

brilliant yellow, orange, red and reddish purple; deciduous

Culture:

sun to partial sun; alkaline, well-drained soil, adaptable; should not be over-watered or over-fertilized

Disease/Insect:

Use:

mixed border grouping

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark attractive gray to gray-brown becoming scaly; aromatic resin; a yellow to orange dye can be extracted from the wood; sap can cause allergic reaction in some people; native to Arkansas