What's a smoke tree?

Smoketree Cotinus coggygria

A multi-stemmed small tree that turns a smoky pink color from June through August. Leaves, too, are showy, turning from medium blue-green to yellow-red-purple in the fall. Good choice for a shrub border or other grouping, adaptable to many soils. Grows to 10' to 15', 12' spread. (zones 5-8)

The leaves of the Smoketree are browsed by deer and other big game.

The Smoketree is a native of Eurasia and has long been a favorite shrub or small tree for garden plantings or along property lines and the borders of landscaped areas. It was introduced into America as early as 1656 and by 1790 was commonly available in nurseries. It is a species with many names including Smokebush, European Smoketree, Cloud tree, Wig tree, Mist tree, and Jupiter's Beard, all of which allude to its spent floral plumes and airy clusters of seeds which give the tree a hazy, blurry, or feathery appearance.

Here is a link that might be useful: Arbor Day Tree Guide

I knew someone was gonna go there.
john

Glad you weren't disappointed then.

I would love to have my pink smoke trees back

Did you baby your smoke tree to keep it healthy in Florida?