The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Pop's Pink Champagne common smoketree

Family: Anacardiaceae (cashew family)

Synonym: Cotinus coggygria 'Pink Champagne'

Distribution: Species native to Europe and Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: An open, loose, spreading shrub which reaches 6' to 8' tall and wide. Flowers are ineffective, however, persistent, pink, feathery pedicels remain most of the summer and are quite showy. Few disease or pest problems.