Purple Smokebush Tree - Two Years Later - Fall Colors - November 2025

The 'fall colors' don't stop with the reds and oranges and yellows.  Down IB2DWs (extended) near the sidewalk is the (now) two-year-old (Planted in October 2023) Purple Smokebush/Smoke Tree.  This tree (shrub?) has been no-fuss since it went in the ground and has put on some size in the two growing seasons.  I've watered it in a limited way, but the neighbor's sprinkler system likely saturates the ground where the Smoke Bush's roots draw from around the canopy.  

Did we get any of those 'smoke-like airy seed clusters' to emerge on the tips of this tree this season? No. No...we did not.  

But, we *are* getting a small purple, pink and maroon 'fall show' as the foliage changes color.  Below, is a look at the current state of the leaves on this tree that is down by our sidewalk:

When I planted this, I wanted to add some texture and color contrast to the 'expanded' conifer garden that I was planting along the property line IB2DWs.  I hoped that as this grew up, it would both provide some screening/separation but also that contrast.  It is still small (below waist-height), so the impact (so far) is muted.  

The last time I checked in on this tree was more than a year ago - August 2024.   Based on that photo, 2025 was a good year of growth - both out and up.