Botanical name: Ailanthus altissima
Family: Simaroubaceae
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A.K.A. Ailanthus, Chinese sumac, and stinking sumac.
- Deciduous
- On invasive species list
- Height of over 70′
- Very fast growing
- Leaves are pinnately compound
- Has a strong, unpleasant odor
- Is most common in urban and disturbed areas
- Not recommended for planting
- Hardiness zones 4 – 8.
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- Tree of Heaven ~ Seed Pods
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- Tree of Heaven ~ Leaflet
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- Tree of Heaven ~ Flowers
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- Tree of Heaven ~ Bark
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- Tree of Heaven ~ Twig
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- tree of heaven silhouette
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- Tree of Heaven ~ Leaf
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- Tree of Heaven ~ Leaf
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- Tree of Heaven Leaf Scars