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Tree Of Heaven (Ailanthus Altissima) Native Growing Regions: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Ailanthus
• Family: Simaroubaceae
• Order: Sapindales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Tree
• Native Status: L48 (I) HI (I) CAN (I)
• State Noxious Status: CT (IB) MA (P) NH (PIS) VT (CBW)
• State Noxious Common Name: CT (tree of heaven) MA (tree of heaven) NH (tree of heaven) VT (tree-of-heaven)
• PLANTS Invasive Status: Cal-IPC SEEPPC STATE WI
• National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU
• Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(NI) 2(NI) 3(NI) 5(NI) 6(FACU) 7(FACU) 8(NI) 9(NI) 0(FACU)
• Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
• Allelopath: Yes
• C:N Ratio: Medium
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: No
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Conspicuous: No
• Foliage Color: Green
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Moderate
• Foliage Texture: Coarse
• Fruit/Seed Color: Red
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
• Growth Form: Single Stem
• Growth Rate: Rapid
• Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 50
• Height Mature (feet): 50
• Leaf Retention: No
• Lifespan: Short
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Resprout Ability: Yes
• Shape and Orientation: Rounded
• Toxicity: Moderate
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: None
• CaCO3 Tolerance: High
• Cold Stratification Required: Yes
• Drought Tolerance: Medium
• Fertility Requirement: Low
• Fire Tolerance: Low
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 150
• Hedge Tolerance: Low
• Moisture Use: Medium
• pH (Minimum): 4.9
• pH (Maximum): 7.5
• Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 300
• Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 1200
• Precipitation (Minimum): 32
• Precipitation (Maximum): 50
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 30
• Salinity Tolerance: None
• Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
• Temperature Minimum (°F): -13
• Bloom Period: Late Spring
• Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes
• Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: Yes
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: No
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: No
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed per Pound: 14640
• Seed Spread Rate: Rapid
• Seedling Vigor: High
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: Rapid

Tree Of Heaven (Ailanthus Altissima)

Ailanthus Altissima, or more commonly know as Tree Of Heaven, is a tree with green foliage of the genus Ailanthus. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 50 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late spring and is intolerant of shade. Ailanthus Altissima or Tree Of Heaven‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Hawaii, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

Tags: Ailanthus, Dicot, Green, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Perennial, Rapid, Sapindales, Simaroubaceae, Single Stem, Tree

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