NOTES: Crushed leaves smell like burnt peanut butter. Smooth green bark when young, eventually turning light brown to gray, resembling the skin of a cantaloupe. Native to northeast and central China, as well as Taiwan. Dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants).
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Tree-of-Heaven
Genus species:
Ailanthus altissima
Common Names:
Tree-of-Heaven Copal Tree
Family Name:
Simaroubaceae
Trees with bitter oder; leaves alternate, pinnately compound; flowers unisexual (plants dioecious), regular, in large panicles; fruit a samara.
Seed Type:
Angiosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Nonnative
Category:
Tree
Flower Color:
Yellow
Identified by:
A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.