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 ...

The classic book “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith parallels the protagonist with the Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima), which is strong and resilient, and able to thrive under adverse ...

Tree-of-heaven (ToH), also known as Chinese sumac, varnish tree, or stink tree, is a large, rapidly growing deciduous tree native to parts of China. Tree-of-heaven was introduced to North America as ...

Tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima, is often noticed only after it has begun to dominate a space. In domestic settings, it may appear as a volunteer sapling emerging beside a wall, shed, or compost ...