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Question: I treasure a smoke shrub that was planted about 20 years ago, and recently noticed another similar but much smaller …
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Question
I treasure a smoke shrub that was planted about 20 years ago, and recently noticed another similar but much smaller one about a hundred yards away in a wild part of the garden.leaves identical as far as I can observe, but are alternate on the twigs, whereas the original 10ft shrub has clusters of 5 0r 6 opposing leaves on short branches. Please explain. Deep River, Ontario.
Answer
Dear JohnWHiborn, goof afternoon. I can't assist you with your question without seeing images. If we are discussing the same plant--Cotinus coggygria (smoke tree, a member of the Anacardiaceae), this is a species with alternate leaves. Why you would have one with opposite leaves I can't answer without an image to identify the cause. Sorry I cannot assist you.