American Smoketree
Cotinus obovatus
Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family)
▲▼ mature trees
▲▼ tree by University Hall on MSU campus
▲ new growth and flower formation
▲ new flowers
▲▼ faded flowers
▲▼ foliage
Location on campus: along north side of concrete pad for Tent Theatre north of Craig Hall; at southeast corner of University Hall.
Cotinus obovatus: American Smoketree:
· leaves alternate, simple, deciduous, ovate, 2-5" long and 2 as wide; blue-green and glabrous above, silky pubescent underneath when young; bright orange fall color
· stems orangish, glaucous sometimes, similar to European Smoketree
· larger growing than European Smoketree with larger leaves
· bark is gray brown and scaly
· grows to 30 feet tall and equally wide or wider
· same growing requirements as smoketree above
· medium to fast growth rate
· native to Missouri