Smoke Tree (Cotinus coggygria)

Family: Anacardiaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves. They are possibly edible. Some caution is advised. A volatile oil in the leaves contains pinene and camphene. One report suggests that the essential oil contained in the flowers and leaves has a mango-like odour. — They are possibly edible.; Some caution is advised.; A volatile oil in the leaves contains pinene and camphene.; One report suggests that the essential oil contained in the flowers and leaves has a mango-like odour.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry hillsides, rocky places and open woods, usually on limestone, to 1300 metres. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)