We call it a European Smoke Tree, although the German name is a “Perückenstrauch” meaning literally translated “Wig Tree” and the bunches of flowers really resemble a wig when in full flower. I planted it about 20 years ago in the garden, but it took almost so long to get this stage with its flower heads.
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Ive never seen one before. They are gorgeous 😀
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I see them here and there in gardens. It is probably more something you find in europe.
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I know it’s not, but it looks a lot like our Crape Myrtle trees. What do you say, Tony?
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The two are neither related nor similar. Crape myrtle blooms with vibrant color, and then foliates with simple green foliage. (Some have bronze foliage, but I have not seen them yet.) Smoke tree blooms with fuzzy but blandly colored flowers, and (most popular cultivars) foliate with richly bronzed or bright chartreuse foliage. They are only similar in that their foliage gets very colorful for autumn. I prefer to pollard both, to enhance bloom of the crape myrtle, and to enhance foliar color of the smoke tree. I thought that pollarding would prevent bloom of the smoke tree, but it actually blooms nicely on new stems. What seems to be similar in the picture is the profusion of bloom, because crape myrtle also bloom very profusely for summer.
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Thanks, Tony. Yes, it was the flowers in Pat’s photo that looked a bit alike to me. My crape myrtles have leafed out and should be blooming any time now.
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I noticed that there are various forms. Some have a wonderful display of flower clusters that really resemble wigs. Mine is more a smaller kind.
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Oh, they bloom early. Ours bloom for summer, if they do not mildew first.
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to my knowledge the Perückenstrauch is not a tree but a shrub. IF yours has grown to be a tree, you must be very lucky indeed. Love them but see them rarely.
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When the gardener comes, he cuts it back, but this year I have not had the gardener yet, so it has quite developped in size.
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