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tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle


Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida > Sapindales > Simaroubaceae > Ailanthus
Common Name Synonym(s): tree of heaven, ailanthus, copal tree, stinking shumac, varnish tree
Taxonomic Synonym(s):
Ailanthus glandulosa (P. Mill.) Swingle
Category: Plants: Hardwood Trees

188 Records
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0008044 Bark
0008045 Bark
0008441 Foliage
0008442 Foliage
0008550 Twig(s)/Shoot(s) Buds and leaf scars
0016004 Seed(s) immature seeds with leaves on Auburn University campus near the library in July
0016005 Feature(s)

Distinctive glands on ears at leaflet bases.

0580056 seedlings in agricultural field, seed source is the trees at forest edge
0580057 seedlings in agricultural field, seed source is the trees at forest edge
0580058 young tree showing compound leaves and fuzzy reddish stems
1150026 Foliage
1150027 Foliage tree of heaven (top) compared to mimosa (bottom)
1150028 Seed(s)
1150029 Fruit(s)
1150030 Tree(s)
1299005 Infestation
1299006 Infestation
1299007 Infestation
1299008 Infestation
1299009 Foliage
1299010 Flower(s)
1299011 Infestation
1330046 Sapling(s) Growing in recently cut-over area. Polk County, IA
1330048 Seedling(s) Growing in a recently cut-over area. Polk County, IA
1330079 Feature(s) Glandular notch at the base of the leaflets. Martin County, KY
1334082 Plant(s) Small tree-of-heaven plants (center and lower right) growing among the very similar looking, and native, winged sumac (top left and top right)
1344015 Plant(s)
1344077 Control
1344132 Foliage
1459001 Fruit(s)
1480034 Tree(s)
1480035 Seed(s)
1480037 Foliage
1480038 Tree(s)
1480039 Bark
1551191 Feature(s)

leaf scar

1551192 Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
1551193 Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
1552102 Tree(s)
1560098 Seedling(s)
1560100 Tree(s)
1560101 Fruit(s)
1560102 Foliage
1560104 Foliage

view from above tree

1560105 Stem(s)
1560106 Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
1560108 Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
1560109 Feature(s)

leaf scars

1560110 Feature(s)

leaf scar

1560112 Feature(s)

leaf scar

2131099 Feature(s) Glandular notch on leaflets
2132027 Fruit(s) in September
2135053 Fruit(s)
2135054 Plant(s)
2135055 Fruit(s)
2135056 Fruit(s)
2135057 Plant(s)
2135058 Tree(s)
2135059 Seedling(s)
2135060 Seedling(s)
2135061 Seedling(s)
2135062 Tree(s)
2135063 Infestation
2135064 Tree(s)
2135065 Tree(s)
2135066 Infestation
2135067 Foliage
2135068 Seedling(s)
2135069 Tree(s)
2190050 Infestation
2190051 Tree(s)
2190052 Infestation
2190053 Infestation
2190054 Tree(s)
2190055 Plant(s)
2190056 Foliage
2190057 Plant(s)
2190058 Bark
2190059 Bark
2190060 Infestation
2190061 Infestation
2307002 Tree(s) August
2307003 Tree(s) July
2307004 Twig(s)/Shoot(s) February
2307005 Foliage July
2307007 Feature(s)

leaf gland in September

2307008 Bark Mature tree on Auburn University campus near library in August
2307009 Twig(s)/Shoot(s) October
2307010 Tree(s) July
2308024 Tree(s) Trees growing along Interstate Highway 75 in Forsyth, Georgia
2308054 Infestation Infestation along roadside
2308132 Infestation
5225033 Foliage
5225034 Tree(s)
5225035 Foliage
5225036 Foliage
5225037 Foliage
5225038 Fruit(s)
5269087 Flower(s) Staminate inflorescence
5269088 Flower(s)
5269089 Flower(s) Pistillate flowers with young fruit
5269090 Seedling(s)
5269091 Tree(s)
5269092 Foliage
5269094 Plant(s)

plants in forests

5269095 Foliage
5292025 Seedling(s)
5292026 Stem(s)
5292027 Feature(s) leaf scar and bud
5292028 Foliage just emerging
5292029 Foliage expanding foliage
5292030 Flower(s)
5292031 Foliage
5292032 Flower(s)
5292033 Flower(s)
5292034 Flower(s)
5292035 Flower(s)
5292036 Flower(s)
5292037 Tree(s) in flower
5292038 Fruit(s)
5292039 Fruit(s)
5292040 Fruit(s)
5292041 Fruit(s)
5292042 Tree(s) in flower
5292043 Tree(s) in flower
5292044 Foliage
5292045 Foliage
5292046 Tree(s)
5292047 Fruit(s)
5292048 Foliage
5302016 Infestation
5302017 Infestation
5302019 Seedling(s)
5306054 Fruit(s)
5306055 Diagram or Graphic Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 446.
5331002 Tree(s) tree growing up through an old truck
5341052 Flower(s)
5344051 Control
5345026 Infestation
5345027 Infestation
5369538 Infestation

Mixture of desirable and invasive species by trail

5386583 Plant(s)

plants.

5386584 Plant(s)

young plants in urban area.

5386585 Plant(s)

male plant with flowers.

5386586 Plant(s)

female plant with fruit.

5386587 Plant(s)

young plant.

5391828 Stem(s)

Characteristic leaf scars

5391829 Tree(s)

A few bad trees

5391830 Flower(s)

Smelly, nasty flowers

5391831 Tree(s)

Blighted plants

5391832 Flower(s)

More flowers

5391833 Plant(s)

Native at China's Great Wall

5391834 Tree(s)

Bold tree

5391835 Tree(s)
5391836 Infestation

Thickets galore

5395993 Tree(s)

habitat; saplings

5396332 Plant(s)

habitat

5396333 Tree(s)

habitat

5396337 Foliage
5396426 Tree(s)

habitat

5396428 Tree(s)

habitat

5396429 Tree(s)

habitat

5396738 Tree(s)

habitat

5397517 Tree(s)

habitude

5398454 Sapling(s)

sucker

5398456 Sapling(s)

sucker

5398457 Sapling(s)

sucker

5398458 Sapling(s)

sucker

5398850 Bark

tree trunk

5398851 Flower(s)
5398852 Flower(s)
5398859 Flower(s)
5398860 Flower(s)
5398861 Flower(s)
5398862 Flower(s)
5398865 Tree(s)

tree trunk

5398876 Flower(s)
5402906 Foliage

Compound leaves of tree-of-heaven

5402907 Foliage

glandular teeth

5402908 Seed(s)

Tree-of-heaven seeds in August

5402909 Tree(s)
5402914 Bark
5403437 Foliage
5403438 Feature(s)

Tree of heaven gland dots

5403439 Fruit(s)
5403440 Tree(s)
5403444 Tree(s)

Tree of heaven growing in building foundation

5403449 Bark


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