Product review for Pink Smoketree Overall Rating: Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating   :: Viewing page 1 of 2  -  Thursday, September 17, 2009 Great Tree Reviewed By: Niki (Bussey, Iowa) I bought one of these trees either 3 or 4 springs ago. It came and was alive but did pretty much look like a dead stick. I planted it and was somewhat skeptical. However after 3-4 years it has grown to be a beautiful tree. It is about 6 foot tall and has thick beautiful foilage. Although, I have yet to see it flower out and have it's pink feathery appearance. I'm hoping next year it will feather out. I have also heard everyone say that this tree perfers dry/sandy/rocky soil. However, I live in Iowa and have black soil that has absolutely no rocks in it and it also tends to be quite wet and it has done very well.  -  Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Beautiful tree Reviewed By: Anita (Plant city, Florida) The first year I ordered this tree, I did see the flumes and they were so pretty. Hope this year there are more flumes than last year.  -  Tuesday, March 03, 2009 1 of 3 made it Reviewed By: Lori (Cumberland, MD.) I ordered (3) of these, like others they were little Sticks with hair, I was unsure what I would get... Of the # I ordered Only One make the trip... Now it is beautiful, and this will be its second year in the ground, I have yet to see the Flower Pink yet, but the leaves are beauiful, and the one that did make it seems to really have taking off...It has great hieght, and I can't wait to see the Pink color come our... Don't know how long it usually takes but hoping this year to be my year... The only reason I rated this a (3) is because of the other (2) that didn't make it :(  -  Tuesday, May 27, 2008 a lot for a little Reviewed By: Nancy C (Orondo, WA) We live at the western base of the Columbia Plateau in a hot, summer-baked rock pile! I look for plants that are drought tolerant but still have something to offer. What isn't mentioned about the smoke tree in the description is its phenomenal fall leaves--orange, red, burgundy---that stay on long, long after the sumac and burning bushes. We have a harsh, sandy environment here, but these sweet little trees don't take much compared to what they give. After a couple of springs, it's now over 5 feet (pretty good for growing in pure subsoil!). Spring's barely here and I can hardly wait for fall just to see that beautiful color.  -  Sunday, April 06, 2008 Fast Growing Tree Reviewed By: Niki G (Bussey, IA) Like another reviewer said I was somewhat skeptical when I first recieved this last spring. It was just a single branch around 12" long. I planted it when it was still cool, end of March here, and was afraid it might be a shock to it's system. This tree did really well and branched up and out at least 6 12" long stems. It also had very beautiful foilage. Dark leaves. It did lose it's leaves this winter, but is starting to bud out again this spring. It never produced plumes last year, but a fruit tree doesn't produce fruit the first year and most flowering perennials don't bloom fully the first year either. So hopefully in the next year or two it will start producing the pink plumes. I only rated this a four due to the small size of the tree when you first recieve it. But I am very satisfied with it.