One of the most outstanding varieties of the American smoke tree is the 'Cotton Candy' cultivar (Cotinus obovatus 'Northstar'). This species provides beautiful purplish-pink "smoke," but that's ...

With no lawns or mailboxes, Smoke Tree Ranch has long drawn some of America’s richest families to its Wild West feel and inconspicuous, ranch-style homes.

For color, you might want to select either a flowering variety or a deciduous tree, like smoke trees or Japanese maples, that will brighten your garden with glorious vibrant foliage in the fall ...

UC Davis researchers say long-term smoke exposure from massive wildfires lowers the energy reserves of orchard trees and can cut their nut production by half.

There was a community scare when people saw smoke rising from a local dollar store in Jackson.Multiple people called 16 WAPT Friday afternoon to report the Dollar Tree on Greenway Drive near Walmart ...

The other is smoke tree (Cotinus coggygira), also deciduous, growing to a height of 15 feet. Varieties with maroon to purple foliage are widely planted. Faded flowers resemble billowy puffs of smoke.

A large tree fell onto live power lines Friday afternoon in the Beverly Crest area, sparking and smoking as firefighters waited for the power company to de-energize the fallen wires.

A Greenacres Fire Rescue captain stumbled upon a raging tree fire in Greenacres, leading to the arrest of a 30-year-old Lake Worth man.

Forest scientists studying tree regeneration have found that wildfire smoke comes with an unexpected benefit: It has a cooling capacity that can make life easier for vulnerable seedlings.

Scientists at Oregon State University’s forestry school recently discovered that wildfire smoke may dull heat from the summer sun just enough to help keep tree seedlings from withering.