I'm assuming cotinus, which is very hardy - but I'm not sure how it would
handle the heat and humidity of a north Carolina summer.
"Tsu Dho Nimh" wrote in message
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"ande" wrote:

I am considering planting a Purple Smoke tree and was wondering if anyone
had any experiences with them. Any pros or cons? TIA

zone 7, Central NC

Species name please: the one I'm thinking of would die at the
first hard frost.

Tsu

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