Resources
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Weed Field Guide - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Selected Images
 1330079 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Feature(s) Chris Evans |
 0008441 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Foliage Paul Wray |
 0008442 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Foliage Paul Wray |
 0016005 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Feature(s) James H. Miller |
 0008045 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Bark Paul Wray |
 2132027 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Fruit(s) James H. Miller |
 2190053 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Infestation Chris Evans |
 1330046 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Sapling(s) Chris Evans |
 1150026 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Foliage Chuck Bargeron |
 1150029 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Fruit(s) Chuck Bargeron |
 2135064 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Tree(s) Ian Trueman |
 2190052 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Infestation Chris Evans |
 5269090 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Seedling(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 2308024 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Tree(s) Chuck Bargeron |
 2307007 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Feature(s) James H. Miller |
 2307002 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Foliage James H. Miller |
 2308054 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Infestation Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 5269087 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 5292027 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Feature(s) Jan Samanek |
 5292034 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Flower(s) Jan Samanek |
 5292048 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Foliage Jan Samanek |
 5302017 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Infestation Chuck Bargeron |
 5306054 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
 5306055 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
 5344051 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Control Nancy Fraley |
 5345027 tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Infestation David J. Moorhead |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
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State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
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Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Missouri Department of Conservation,
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee. 2005. Guide to Invasive Upland Plant Species in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food Plant Industry Division and New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee.
- New Hampshire Prohibited Invasive Species
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1998
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tatyana Livschultz, Pennsylvania survey of invasive plants,
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- University of Hawaii, Botany Department, Hawaiian Alien Plant Studies, 1998
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Sapindales |
| Family: Simaroubaceae |
| Genus: Ailanthus |
Other System Links
Plants: AIALBayer: AILAL
GRIN: 2072
ITIS: 28827
NPDN Pest: PEVABBA
NPDN Host: 35533
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
tree of heaven, ailanthus, copal tree, stinking shumac, varnish tree, Chinese sumac, paradise-tree
Related Scientific Names:
| Ailanthus glandulosa (P. Mill.) Swingle | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | Weed Science Society of America Common Names List |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
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