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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Ailanthus altissima
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Tree-of-Heaven
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Simaroubaceae
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7-8
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deciduous tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Broad, rounded crown, very coarse texture, very fast growing, especially young
suckers.
ADAPTABILITY:
Very adaptable to most soils. Tolerant of salt and pollution. Makes rapid growth
even in poor soils. Withstand
adverse conditions well
FUNCTIONS:
Shade tree, perhaps only for the most difficult sites in the middle of large
metropolitan areas where nothing else will
grow.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Suckers readily, colonizes natural areas and excludes native vegetation. Ice
storm and wind storm damage.
NATIVE RANGE:
Northern China, naturalized in the United States and Europe.
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 5-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
Variety erythrocarpa has bright red fruits on female trees.
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