For gardeners looking for a deciduous shrub that is a bit more unusal and less bushy than many other types rhus glabra 39laciniata39 is an interesting option it is a good sized plant for medium and large gardens and is particularly well suited to gardens with an exotic or contemporary design the dark green foliage is fern like and grows on red45brown arching branches exotic panicles of tightly grown yellow flowers change to cone shaped fruits later in the season in autumn the plan