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

Virginia Tech researchers are working to develop a native fungus to kill the invasive tree-of-heaven, a preferred host for the destructive spotted lanternfly. The tree-of-heaven, or Ailanthus ...

Killing a tree intentionally is another matter ... In some cases, such as with invasive trees like the tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), simply cutting down the tree or damaging it without ...

Late summer is the best time of year to kill trees of heaven because that’s when herbicides are most effective, says Penn State Extension educator David Jackson. Simply cutting down a tree of ...

Scientists are now experimenting with using the fungi to kill tree of heaven, by hacking the trunk and directly injecting the pathogen into the plant. The results of one study, published in ...

Species like spotted lanternflies, zebra mussels and wild pigs are popping up around the commonwealth. Here's how to handle ...

THE FUNGUS, named Verticillium nonalfalfae , was discovered naturally killing Tree of Heaven in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia, by causing a vascular wilt disease in the tree. Studies of the ...

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 ...

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is using herbicide to kill tree of heaven trees to combat the spread of spotted lanternflies. The invasive insects threaten the regional grape industry.

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 ...

The tree of heaven, scientific name Ailanthus altissima ... The tree reproduces quickly and can kill native plants around it. It also produces a large amount of seeds and releases a chemical ...