Purdue Landscape Report: Despite the sublime name, tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima, is a particularly bad actor when it comes to trees encountered in the Midwest. This native of Asia was ...

Although sometimes growing in stately elegance, a tree-of-heaven, in center background, is a weed tree that shows up everywhere, from forests to cracks in urban pavement. (Lee Reich) Is it thumbs up ...

As the invasive spotted lanternfly continues to spread nationwide, its proliferation has highlighted an even more worrisome invasive species: the prolific “stinking sumac,” or tree of heaven. National ...

Invasives: The Tree of Heaven smells like rotten peanut butter, makes soil toxic for native plants and might be in your front yard. What to know.

Is it thumbs up or thumbs down for tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), now standing out among the general greenery for the mops of yellowish or orangeish seeds capping its stout branches? Thumbs ...

The invasive Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima, is rapidly spreading in urban areas, causing significant ecological and ...

Tree-of-heaven is native to Asia but has been widely planted in North America and now spreads naturally as a serious invasive tree threat. In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester ...

Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is a fast-growing, prolific seed producer that was listed in Minnesota as a restricted noxious weed beginning in 2017. It is native to China and was brought to ...

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 ...

In some areas along the Chadakoin River, Tree-of-heaven is rapidly becoming the only remaining bank tree species. Photo by Twan Leenders One way of categorizing plants is based on their origin: native ...

I hope it doesn’t seem like cheating to include a tree on my list of worst offenders of the weedy variety. It may challenge the presumption of what qualifies as a weed, but it seems that Ailanthus, or ...

The name is terribly misleading — if of heaven, how so bad? Originally from Eastern China, Japanese observed how fast the tree grew, especially on the ridges exposed to sunshine. They said it was ...