American Smoketree | It’s a tree!  It’s a bush!  It’s not Superman though, just a super plant.  This is the native species of what people commonly call either a smoketree or smokebush.  Seeing that it can reach heights of 20-30′ it falls into the category of small tree.  Green foliage is covered in clouds of ‘smoke’ looking light pink flowers in the spring.  The tree puts on arguably the best show in the fall when the foliage turns to yellows, reds, and oranges. (Pictured above.) The trees being sold this spring have been grown in 3 Liter Rootmaker containers that prevent circling roots and promote a more robust root system.  See below for pictures of these containers and the root systems that have grown in them.