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Cotinus var. 'Golden Spirit'
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Posted by
danmacbet 4/5 (
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Wed, Sep 1, 10 at 20:52
| According to information that I have gathered from Internet sources, I believe that the shrub COTINUS, specifically the cultivar named 'Golden Spirit' is regarding to be free of leaf scorch/burn issues. Having said that, am I the only one that has found this info to be misleading; indeed false? My four foot specimen, although growing lustily, has suffered significant leaf scorch on more than a few stems for the past two summers here in Northeast WI. No amount of preventative watering has had a beneficial effect on the plant in the way of lessening or eliminating the problem. |
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RE: Cotinus var. 'Golden Spirit'
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| Mine hasn't scorched in 98 degree temps. Are you sure you're looking at scorch or verticillium wilt? |
RE: Cotinus var. 'Golden Spirit'
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| Mine grows in full sun up here in MA. After initial planting some of the established leaves burned, but none of the new growth leaves have. This is probably due to the nursery having it in less than full sun when I bought it. The plant then adjusted well to its new spot. Also keep in mind that this plant needs alot of sun to maintain the golden color. Mine has for the most part even now, but I have seen others grown with more shade that turned just light green overall. |
RE: Cotinus var. 'Golden Spirit'
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 2, 10 at 11:43
| >the cultivar named 'Golden Spirit'< Actually the cultivar is 'Ancot'. GOLDEN SPIRIT is a trademark used to sell 'Ancot'. Seems to be more or less sun-resistant here. Quite a few of them around now. I tried one early in the game which did burn, but also did not last - so it could have been something like Verticillium. |
RE: Cotinus var. 'Golden Spirit'
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| In reply to "laceyvail" suggestion that perhaps my Cotinus var. 'Golden Spirit' is affected with verticillium wilt.... the affected leaves do not appear to be wilting but rather crisped/dehydrated/scorched about the edges eventially drying completely on the stem of the plant. This crisping of the leaves occurs from the top down along the entire stem of the plant looking so unsightly that I chose to remove the dried leaves by physically stripping the leaf petiole from the stem of the shrub. Further Internet checking confirms a susceptibility of this plant to Verticillium Wilt...... especially if grown in fertile soil. I will cut a stem of the plant and look for further evidence that VW is indeed the problem but I am not optimistic given the seriousness of the disease and the Cotinus's vulnerability. |
RE: Cotinus var. 'Golden Spirit'
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| Mine has held up well with regard to leaf scorch. My issue with the plant is that it never flowers. I have two plants for over 5 years and have never seen any flowers. |
RE: Cotinus var. 'Golden Spirit'
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 3, 10 at 11:16
| Verticillium wilt produces a firing of the shoots as you have described. "Var." is not used with cultivar names and the cultivar in this instance is 'Ancot' and not 'Golden Spirit'. There is no 'Golden Spirit' smokebush. GOLDEN SPIRIT is a marketing device used to sell the cultivar 'Ancot'. |
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