What species is this tree? What are the hairy balls on it?
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Welcome to the site! For identification questions, it's always a good idea to include detail photos of leaves, bark, flowers, fruit... and state where in the world you found it.– Stephie ♦Oct 11, 2015 at 13:12
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It looks a lot like a smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria).
While it only rarely forms a tree, sometimes the bush grows into the shape of a small tree.
The "fluffy balls" are seed heads, consisting of elongated remenants of the flowers, surrounding the tiny seeds.
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1@kevinsky Or the result of a misguided attempt of growing a tree ;-)– Stephie ♦Oct 11, 2015 at 13:03
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Actually, it does look rather Seuss-like, perhaps like the Truffula tree from The Lorax. I might try to grow one like this myself... :)– hoc_ageOct 11, 2015 at 13:23
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Hey Smoke Tree/shrub are very beautiful and very cool. They need 'guidance'...pruning. I'd make sure my smoke tree never gets too high by cutting the leader back. Thin all skinny twigs/branches out of the middle and leave only branches that grow outwards. Get rid of redundant branches, stuff that crosses, stuff that isn't healthy. Just do a little pruning every few months. Fall color is spectacular!! This is a specimen tree, so planting just one is great.– stormyOct 12, 2015 at 4:51