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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
0008044

Bark
Paul Wray

0008045
0008045

Bark
Paul Wray

0008441
0008441

Foliage
Paul Wray

0008442
0008442

Foliage
Paul Wray

0008550
0008550

Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
Buds and leaf scars
Paul Wray

0016004
0016004

Seed(s)
immature seeds with leaves on Auburn University campus near the library in July
James H. Miller

0016005
0016005

Feature(s)

Distinctive glands on ears at leaflet bases.


James H. Miller

0580056
0580056

seedlings in agricultural field, seed source is the trees at forest edge
Jil M. Swearingen

0580057
0580057

seedlings in agricultural field, seed source is the trees at forest edge
Jil M. Swearingen

0580058
0580058

young tree showing compound leaves and fuzzy reddish stems
Jil M. Swearingen

1150026
1150026

Foliage
Chuck Bargeron

1150027
1150027

Foliage
tree of heaven (top) compared to mimosa (bottom)
Chuck Bargeron

1150028
1150028

Seed(s)
Chuck Bargeron

1150029
1150029

Fruit(s)
Chuck Bargeron

1150030
1150030

Tree(s)
Chuck Bargeron

1299005
1299005

Infestation
David J. Moorhead

1299006
1299006

Infestation
David J. Moorhead

1299007
1299007

Infestation
David J. Moorhead

1299008
1299008

Infestation
David J. Moorhead

1299009
1299009

Foliage
David J. Moorhead

1299010
1299010

Flower(s)
David J. Moorhead

1299011
1299011

Infestation
David J. Moorhead

1330046
1330046

Sapling(s)
Growing in recently cut-over area. Polk County, IA
Chris Evans

1330048
1330048

Seedling(s)
Growing in a recently cut-over area. Polk County, IA
Chris Evans

1330079
1330079

Feature(s)
Glandular notch at the base of the leaflets. Martin County, KY
Chris Evans

1334082
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)
Chris Evans

1344015
1344015

Plant(s)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344077
1344077

Control
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344132
1344132

Foliage
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1459001
1459001

Fruit(s)
Steve Dewey

1480034
1480034

Tree(s)
Richard Webb

1480035
1480035

Seed(s)
Richard Webb

1480037
1480037

Foliage
Richard Webb

1480038
1480038

Tree(s)
Richard Webb

1480039
1480039

Bark
Richard Webb

1551191
1551191

Feature(s)

leaf scar


Daniel Herms

1551192
1551192

Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
Daniel Herms

1551193
1551193

Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
Daniel Herms

1552102
1552102

Tree(s)
Catherine Herms

1560098
1560098

Seedling(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1560100
1560100

Tree(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1560101
1560101

Fruit(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1560102
1560102

Foliage
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1560104
1560104

Foliage

view from above tree


Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1560105
1560105

Stem(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1560106
1560106

Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
Daniel Herms

1560108
1560108

Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
Daniel Herms

1560109
1560109

Feature(s)

leaf scars


Daniel Herms

1560110
1560110

Feature(s)

leaf scar


Daniel Herms

1560112
1560112

Feature(s)

leaf scar


Daniel Herms

2131099
2131099

Feature(s)
Glandular notch on leaflets
Chris Evans

2132027
2132027

Fruit(s)
in September
James H. Miller

2135053
2135053

Fruit(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135054
2135054

Plant(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135055
2135055

Fruit(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135056
2135056

Fruit(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135057
2135057

Plant(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135058
2135058

Tree(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135059
2135059

Seedling(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135060
2135060

Seedling(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135061
2135061

Seedling(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135062
2135062

Tree(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135063
2135063

Infestation
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135064
2135064

Tree(s)
Ian Trueman

2135065
2135065

Tree(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135066
2135066

Infestation
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135067
2135067

Foliage
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135068
2135068

Seedling(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2135069
2135069

Tree(s)
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik

2190050
2190050

Infestation
Chris Evans

2190051
2190051

Tree(s)
Chris Evans

2190052
2190052

Infestation
Chris Evans

2190053
2190053

Infestation
Chris Evans

2190054
2190054

Tree(s)
Chris Evans

2190055
2190055

Plant(s)
Chris Evans

2190056
2190056

Foliage
Chris Evans

2190057
2190057

Plant(s)
Chris Evans

2190058
2190058

Bark
Chris Evans

2190059
2190059

Bark
Chris Evans

2190060
2190060

Infestation
Chris Evans

2190061
2190061

Infestation
Chris Evans

2307002
2307002

Tree(s)
August
James H. Miller

2307003
2307003

Tree(s)
July
James H. Miller

2307004
2307004

Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
February
James H. Miller

2307005
2307005

Foliage
July
James H. Miller

2307007
2307007

Feature(s)

leaf gland in September


James H. Miller

2307008
2307008

Bark
Mature tree on Auburn University campus near library in August
James H. Miller

2307009
2307009

Twig(s)/Shoot(s)
October
James H. Miller

2307010
2307010

Tree(s)
July
James H. Miller

2308024
2308024

Tree(s)
Trees growing along Interstate Highway 75 in Forsyth, Georgia
Chuck Bargeron

2308054
2308054

Infestation
Infestation along roadside
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

2308132
2308132

Infestation
John M. Randall

5225033
5225033

Foliage
Richard Old

5225034
5225034

Tree(s)
Richard Old

5225035
5225035

Foliage
Richard Old

5225036
5225036

Foliage
Richard Old

5225037
5225037

Foliage
Richard Old

5225038
5225038

Fruit(s)
Richard Old

5269087
5269087

Flower(s)
Staminate inflorescence
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5269088
5269088

Flower(s)
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5269089
5269089

Flower(s)
Pistillate flowers with young fruit
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5269090
5269090

Seedling(s)
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5269091
5269091

Tree(s)
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5269092
5269092

Foliage
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5269094
5269094

Plant(s)

plants in forests


Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5269095
5269095

Foliage
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5292025
5292025

Seedling(s)
Jan Samanek

5292026
5292026

Stem(s)
Jan Samanek

5292027
5292027

Feature(s)
leaf scar and bud
Jan Samanek

5292028
5292028

Foliage
just emerging
Jan Samanek

5292029
5292029

Foliage
expanding foliage
Jan Samanek

5292030
5292030

Flower(s)
Jan Samanek

5292031
5292031

Foliage
Jan Samanek

5292032
5292032

Flower(s)
Jan Samanek

5292033
5292033

Flower(s)
Jan Samanek

5292034
5292034

Flower(s)
Jan Samanek

5292035
5292035

Flower(s)
Jan Samanek

5292036
5292036

Flower(s)
Jan Samanek

5292037
5292037

Tree(s)
in flower
Jan Samanek

5292038
5292038

Fruit(s)
Jan Samanek

5292039
5292039

Fruit(s)
Jan Samanek

5292040
5292040

Fruit(s)
Jan Samanek

5292041
5292041

Fruit(s)
Jan Samanek

5292042
5292042

Tree(s)
in flower
Jan Samanek

5292043
5292043

Tree(s)
in flower
Jan Samanek

5292044
5292044

Foliage
Jan Samanek

5292045
5292045

Foliage
Jan Samanek

5292046
5292046

Tree(s)
Jan Samanek

5292047
5292047

Fruit(s)
Jan Samanek

5292048
5292048

Foliage
Jan Samanek

5302016
5302016

Infestation
Chuck Bargeron

5302017
5302017

Infestation
Chuck Bargeron

5302019
5302019

Seedling(s)
Chuck Bargeron

5306054
5306054

Fruit(s)
Steve Hurst

5306055
5306055

Diagram or Graphic
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 446.
USDA PLANTS Database

5331002
5331002

Tree(s)
tree growing up through an old truck
Adam Downing

5341052
5341052

Flower(s)
John M. Randall

5344051
5344051

Control
Nancy Fraley

5345026
5345026

Infestation
David J. Moorhead

5345027
5345027

Infestation
David J. Moorhead

5369538
5369538

Infestation

Mixture of desirable and invasive species by trail


Arthur E. Miller

5386583
5386583

Plant(s)

plants.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5386584
5386584

Plant(s)

young plants in urban area.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5386585
5386585

Plant(s)

male plant with flowers.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5386586
5386586

Plant(s)

female plant with fruit.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5386587
5386587

Plant(s)

young plant.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5391828
5391828

Stem(s)

Characteristic leaf scars


John M. Randall

5391829
5391829

Tree(s)

A few bad trees


John M. Randall

5391830
5391830

Flower(s)

Smelly, nasty flowers


John M. Randall

5391831
5391831

Tree(s)

Blighted plants


John M. Randall

5391832
5391832

Flower(s)

More flowers


John M. Randall

5391833
5391833

Plant(s)

Native at China's Great Wall


John M. Randall

5391834
5391834

Tree(s)

Bold tree


John M. Randall

5391835
5391835

Tree(s)
John M. Randall

5391836
5391836

Infestation

Thickets galore


John M. Randall

5395993
5395993

Tree(s)

habitat; saplings


Robert Vidéki

5396332
5396332

Plant(s)

habitat


Robert Vidéki

5396333
5396333

Tree(s)

habitat


Robert Vidéki

5396337
5396337

Foliage
Robert Vidéki

5396426
5396426

Tree(s)

habitat


Robert Vidéki

5396428
5396428

Tree(s)

habitat


Robert Vidéki

5396429
5396429

Tree(s)

habitat


Robert Vidéki

5396738
5396738

Tree(s)

habitat


Robert Vidéki

5397517
5397517

Tree(s)

habitude


Robert Vidéki

5398454
5398454

Sapling(s)

sucker


Robert Vidéki

5398456
5398456

Sapling(s)

sucker


Robert Vidéki

5398457
5398457

Sapling(s)

sucker


Robert Vidéki

5398458
5398458

Sapling(s)

sucker


Robert Vidéki

5398850
5398850

Bark

tree trunk


Robert Vidéki

5398851
5398851

Flower(s)
Robert Vidéki

5398852
5398852

Flower(s)
Robert Vidéki

5398859
5398859

Flower(s)
Robert Vidéki

5398860
5398860

Flower(s)
Robert Vidéki

5398861
5398861

Flower(s)
Robert Vidéki

5398862
5398862

Flower(s)
Robert Vidéki

5398865
5398865

Tree(s)

tree trunk


Robert Vidéki

5398876
5398876

Flower(s)
Robert Vidéki

5402906
5402906

Foliage

Compound leaves of tree-of-heaven


Annemarie Smith

5402907
5402907

Foliage

glandular teeth


Annemarie Smith

5402908
5402908

Seed(s)

Tree-of-heaven seeds in August


Annemarie Smith

5402909
5402909

Tree(s)
Annemarie Smith

5402914
5402914

Bark
Annemarie Smith

5403437
5403437

Foliage
Annemarie Smith

5403438
5403438

Feature(s)

Tree of heaven gland dots


Annemarie Smith

5403439
5403439

Fruit(s)
Annemarie Smith

5403440
5403440

Tree(s)
Annemarie Smith

5403444
5403444

Tree(s)

Tree of heaven growing in building foundation


Annemarie Smith

5403449
5403449

Bark
Annemarie Smith




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