About
Rhus glabra, the smooth sumach, is a suckering shrub with smooth, upright shoots and leaves to 45 cm long with dark-red stems and shiny, blue-green leaflets that turn rich red in autumn. Dense, conical clusters of tiny, yellow-green flowers are borne in summer, followed by spherical red berries on female plants. A bold and ornamental shrub for a sunny, well-drained border.
About the genus
Rhus, the sumachs, are deciduous or evergreen shrubs and trees with simple, pinnate or palmately divided leaves that often colour brilliantly in autumn, inconspicuous yellow flowers in spring or summer and small, spherical, red fruits in dense clusters. Popular ornamental plants for sunny, well-drained positions.
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