Forest Rebuilding

Scientific name: Cotinus

Name synonymous: Rhus Cotinus

Family: Anacardiaceae

Origin: Southeastern United States, Europe, North and Central Asia

Port dense shrub with elegant, Cotinus is wanted and appreciated especially by those who love rustic gardens, because its leaves large, broad, oval, arranged like the petals of a flower branches and particularly their color.

Terms care / cultivation

Cotinus is very picky about growing conditions.

Make it a very sunny position in your garden, and especially away from strong air currents. Bright light will help him develop a very rich foliage in great colors and intense.

Although tolerate a wide range of temperatures, however, does not need a lot of heat. They do very well between 14 and 28 degrees Celsius for short periods and tolerating a few degrees beyond the limits mentioned.

Watering is one of the conditions for which no rebate is good to do. Lack of water or insufficient watering, during hot summers, will affect the growth of foliage and thus forming decorative crown.

The rest of the year, watering will be done in moderation, taking care not to saturated soil on the roots.

It needs high humidity, but claim a well ventilated space. Lack of proper ventilation in the garden, amid excessive dryness of the air will dry the leaves and will increase the risk of invasion by insects.

You can plant any type of substrate, Cotinus tolerating almost any garden soil.

Interesting is perhaps that a fertile soil or excessive fat will adversely affect color foliage, shrub will grow vertically exaggerated, but it will weaken resistance to pests. Therefore, a common ground is preferable to any enriched soil, thus fertilizing contraindicated any operation.

Flowering is not very spectacular, but rather interesting, with rich blossoms, paniculate, of 15-30 cm, gray-yellow or pink and fluffy appearance.

Is multiplied by cuttings or shoots with top heel, semilemnificati. Cuttings is relatively difficult procedure, requiring heat and humidity controlled conditions.

Tricks and special tips:

Trim branches dried or frozen, spring and fall and hold the correction cuts an elegant and symmetrical crown.

Protect the trunk from frost and strong winds in winter.

Other species and varieties: C.coggygria, C.obovatus.