Rhus glabra Anacardiaceae Leaves are compound, alternate, and deciduous with 11-31 leaflets and a bright red rachis.
Leaves turn bright red in the fall.
Twigs are stout with a smooth, waxy surface and heart-shaped leaf scars which encircle fuzzy lateral buds. Bark is brown and smooth with lenticels. Flowers are greenish-white. Fruit is a cluster of bright red drupes. Intolerant of shade.