When early gardeners first brought tree of heaven to the United States, the country itself was less than a decade old. In the ...

Tree-of-heaven (ToH), also known as Chinese sumac, varnish tree, or stink tree, is a large, rapidly growing deciduous tree native to parts of China. Tree-of-heaven was introduced to North America as ...

“Ailanthus altissima (also known as tree-of-heaven, paradise tree, Chinese sumac, stink tree or just Ailanthus) is a native of China. In North America, Ailanthus is a non-native invasive plant ...

The tree-of-heaven, or Ailanthus altissima, is a pest to gardens because it crowds out native plants wherever it establishes itself. It is also known by names including stinking sumac, Chinese ...

Despite its exalted namesake, the Tree of Heaven is a legitimate nightmare to control. The fast-growing tree — up to 1 inch a week in some documented instances, according to botanist John Knapp ...

Q. I heard that we shouldn’t plant a tree of heaven because it’s invasive and host to some invasive pest species. Could you explain? The tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is native to China ...

At first glance, you might think that a tree so named would be great to consider for a home landscape. The resounding answer to that consideration is “NO.” As you read on, I’ll give you some reasons ...

Across the country, Chinese immigrants brought the tree to ... habits make them able to proliferate very easily.” The tree of heaven is often mistaken for native trees like the black walnut ...

Tree-of-heaven is fast-growing, reaching up to 80 feet in the sky, adorned with compound leaves with 10 to 27 pointed leaflets. Underground, its robust root system can extend as far as 50 feet.

A potential silver lining is that the preferred plant host of the spotted lanternfly is another unwanted invader: Tree-of-Heaven, which is listed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as a ...