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This is the most invasive tree in Virginia. It pops up anywhere the soil has been disturbed, and pretty much any treeline. Its competitiv...Read More
In 1966 while exploring wild lands near Kentucky lake, I came upon an unusual tree with compound leaves that when crushed reminded me of ...Read More
A very invasive, weedy, smelly tree that self seed like crazy! Do not plant it!!
The name is the English version of the Chinese name. It was brought to California by Chinese immigrants during the Gold Rush. (Ailant...Read More
There is research currently underway through Virginia Tech on a control method for this invasive species. You can read a summary here: [...Read More
I'd like to encourage all gardeners to plant native shade trees. Here in NM a cottonwood, or a sycamore, would be a great substitute for...Read More
Invasive junk tree in my opinion!
You don't want this invasive stink tree! For those of you who are old enough to remember the novel and movie "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,"...Read More
I'm no accomplished gardener, just a despairing homeowner who happened upon this discussion. This tree is overtaking our entire block her...Read More
One of the worst weed trees ever. Fast-growing, but the wood is dangerously weak and large trees often drop large branches and whole sect...Read More
Invasive "noxious weed" tree. This tree grows all over North America. It reseeds itself easily. It is on properties that are not cared...Read More
Perhaps Rio Rancho, NM, high desert, little rainfall and sand, is the only place to truly appreciate the Tree of Heaven. With the diffic...Read More
Although the tree is considered an invasive and is capable of taking over areas where established, especially disturbed areas, there are ...Read More
This tree spreads very fast by seeds that is has become invasive and (in my opinion) even a serious threat to our native flora in Europe. So beware!
as a hopeful future arborist i can honestly say i dont understand the intense level of hatred for these trees.
i will star...Read More
More like Tree of Hell. This tree stinks. Literally and figuratively. It crowds out other species of trees more beneficial to wildlife and humans.
This "Tree of Heaven" is also known as a "Junk" tree because it is found in old rail yards, neglected properties and around warehouses.Th...Read More
Three years ago we purchased a home in Magalia, CA. On the side was a beautiful tree. Lush with shade. It was about 30 feet tall. Around ...Read More
I work in an industrial area and we have this tree growing in our parking lot. It was originally growing all over one of our side yards, ...Read More
Most annoying and invasive tree ever. It can grow really quick and I always pull them out wherever I see them, no matter where it is.
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This is the ultimate weed tree. It should be called Sumac-leaved Stink-Tree, as it smells terrible. It is very fast growing with brittle,...Read More
This tree has damaged our foundation here in Ohio and attacked our porch. We have a tree in the front yard it was around, and thought we ...Read More
Fortunately, buying and selling this plant in my state is illegal due to the havoc it's created in the ecosystem. Unfortunately, its alr...Read More
I am glad to finally know what the mysterious plant growing outside my kitchen window is. I wouldn't mind the tree if it wasn't growing ...Read More
In these posts about the Chinese Sumac (Stink Tree) I noticed none from Idaho. So, I am here to rectify that. Zone 6b south western Idaho...Read More
This tree grows wild all over Pueblo. It establishes groves along highways, and provides shade in places where no other tree could surviv...Read More
There may be a way to control this plant, but before I mention that, consider 3 problems. First, cut the darned thing down (leave about 4...Read More
When my husband and I first bought our home I thought "oh wow what beautiful trees we have growing in our new yard". WRONG! There was a s...Read More
GET RID OF IT!!!
I have been battling with a tree of heaven that grows between my shed and fence and very hard to get to. ...Read More
As bad as the Reviews are on this Tree. Its is a Nice looking Tree at least. Sure, Its grows like a weed(it is a weed but, that is beside...Read More
my wife and I bought a new house one year ago, and we had two of these "trees" growing outside of our backyard fence. After finding out ...Read More
I have been fighting this tree/weed for over a decade. when first sprouting it looks like a pecan tree but beware. It does not need even ...Read More
It's a pity that this tree has such bad habits, because it is a good shade tree and attractive looking. I have one in my back yard, drop...Read More
All this plant really has going for it is its ability to grow and reproduce rapidly. It is at times somewhat attractive but i've had not...Read More
Moved into a house with a large Chinese Sumac that obviously had just grown as a weed. Spent years trying to kill it. After we cut it d...Read More
This tree is one of the most invasive weeds I have ever experienced. It literally once grew from a crack in the foundation of my house. O...Read More
Honestly, I love these trees. I love cutting down the little shoots that pop up all the time. The reason they call this "The Tree of H...Read More
I know they're considered an invasive species. But at my altitude, they just don't survive that long. With a couple of mild winters, th...Read More
This tree is all over in my hometown. A lot of people have just let it grow in their yards. It is sort of attractive. I thought it was su...Read More
I LOVE this tree, very preety and smells really good, sort of reminds me of peanut butter!!! It can take whatever you want to dish out. N...Read More
I don't think there are words bad enough to describe this thing. This is the most invasive weed here in Bulgaria, and nothing matches it ...Read More
I once had one of these stupid trees growing through my house´s foundation. No soil, just concrete. What´s worse is that it keeps killi...Read More
I thank cactusman fails to grasp that this tree is a part of environmental degradation not a solution to it. The positive attributes he m...Read More
Possibly the only thing worse than Ailanthus would be a patch of Kudzu growing up and around it!
Relax a bit......let the plant take over.....so what! Look what our own invasive species has done to this earth! Besides, plants like t...Read More
This tree is awful. I bought my house 2 years ago, and my neighbour had one of these things. He cut it own (handsawed it down is more acc...Read More
I truly hate this tree. I moved to Virginia from Texas and didn't think I could hate a tree more than the Hackberries in TX, but I do. I...Read More
The neighbors have several of these very small trees growing in their backyard and they got very tall in one season and scratched my (veh...Read More
The Ailanthus in my in New York City backyard and in the other backyards on my block are dying. That is wonderful. However, they are ext...Read More
I inherited this plant on one sloped part of our property. I mistakenly thought it was sumac at first until I could smell it (I thought...Read More
I live in the woods in Southern Ohio and this tree is everywhere. At first, we thought it was pretty, but now see sprouts everywhere. If ...Read More
Anyone caught growing this invader should be heavily fined & forced to do the heavy manual labor to remove all signs of it.
A tree of heaven is the lone tree on my condo building's very impervious site (see the photos of the tree in Memphis), so it might be har...Read More
The ONLY reason I give this tree a neutral rating, instead of negative, is because of the beauty of this tree. The tree trunk is not smoo...Read More
Extremely negative, that is.
I have two 70ft tall Trees of Heaven in my backyard in Manhattan. They are the bane of my exi...Read More
These trees/bushes have popped up all over So. California and several have taken over my hillside full of citrus. Removing them totally ...Read More
I hate this tree!!! The previous owner of my house allowed a number of weeds to flourish and this one is proving to be the most difficul...Read More
My first real observation of these trees was on an abandoned industrial site in Central Ohio (later finding it to be among the favorite p...Read More
At a glance this tree has a wonderful foliage, And an older tree makes for a great tree fort (my parents have one in their back yard tha...Read More
After reading all of the negatives on this tree I realized that the two fully grown sumacs in my yard had to come down. The little shoots...Read More
It grows all over the place, comes up in my backyard, at least 50 to 60 feet away from the main trunk, under my house, yes with yellow l...Read More
I just bought an older home last February. It was a rental for many years and the yard was bare except for a large silver maple, a Londo...Read More
An extremely awful smelling tree. Where they get the name "Tree of Heaven" I'm not sure.
The last tree in my yard finally ...Read More
I also hate this tree with my whole soul. My house's previous owners let too many of them grow, and even after they chopped down the adul...Read More
Don't even THINK of planting, encouraging, or even benignly permitting this tree to grow in your landscape! The germination rate for the...Read More
I am a little confused by the info on this tree, it says that the flowers are sterile and don't seed, yet everyone complains of seedling...Read More
If you live in a very urban area then no other tree will perform as well. It has an attractive tropical look and is very healthy. Like ...Read More
This plant is like a fungus here in Southern California. I agree with all of the other postings on here. Out here they like to spawn near...Read More
I completely agree with all the 'haters' of this plant. It is a horrid nuisance. It pops up everywhere from runners the roots put out, co...Read More
I moved to this home two years ago in the winter, so I had to sit back and see what would pop up. I always associated this as a weed tha...Read More
They grow all over the place here. A lot of people hate these threes and complain about them in a militant fashion here. A volunteer sta...Read More
A friend of mine calls this the "Cancer Tree" because it spreads like cancer and is incurable. In Arizona this tree will spread like wil...Read More
Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima is naturalized in Texas and other States and is considered an invasive plant in Texas.
These tree's are just nasty weeds that grow all over Southern California near storm drain area's in the city and in very dry hardy dirt. ...Read More
I have finally found info about that 'mysterious' tree! Some 8 years ago I bought an estate in Sochi, Ru, with a 90 ak peace of land bor...Read More
This tree is a huge pain in the behind. The roots and seeds go everywhere, sprouting the whole time. It doesn't just grow, it /infests/...Read More
Ailanthus would show up in the weirdest places in my hometown of Decatur, Illinois, arising apparently from nowhere but soon creating net...Read More
I have a large Tree of Heaven in the corner of my yard. I estimate it to be about 70 feet tall. It's everyone's favorite shade tree. I...Read More
I have nothing but respect for this plant, it is a survivor ! and the people complaining about its stink, only the male tree stinks.
This giant weed is like the cockroach of the tree world, and would probably laugh off a nuclear 'dirty bomb' attack without so much as a ...Read More
Death to this Hydra that travels through the soil as a Hollywood Tremor. This weed tears up your foundations, destroys asphalt driveways ...Read More
So many comments, so much hatred, so much ignorance...
I live in an urban area. I live in Milwaukee, WI. I moved there f...Read More
We moved about 1.5 years ago into his old home. I have a tree in the back side yard, that for the life of me, I could not ID. I finally p...Read More
This tree is a scourge. My neighbor is infested and it pops up in my garden. I am dumbfounded as to why people like this beast. Driving ...Read More
This tree should be hunted down and killed without remorse. It has not one single saving grace, and even the mention of it turns my sweet...Read More
Wow, lot of hate for this plant/tree! LOL.
I hate to be in the minority, but I think it looks really neat. I got a...Read More
Growing conditions are so difficult in the high desert of western Colorado that I actively search out "invasive" plants because they will...Read More
Enchanted by the "volunteer" that sprang up under the canopy of my large mulberry, I mistakenly allowed it to remain for a year. It shot...Read More
Horrible, awful and a pain to get rid of! This tree was supposed to be one of those trees that was good for city growing! Well, I live ...Read More
Although this tree is considered a Noxious Weed in PA, from my own observations, I can say this: I have only seen it growing in recently ...Read More
There are several of these trees in our neighborhood. Although they have a beautiful canopy, the females drop seeds EVERYWHERE, & the ta...Read More
We always called this tree, Tree of Paradise or Paradise Tree. I have fond memeories of the one we had in our yard growing up in Utah. ...Read More
This is a true JUNK tree, it is on the Invasive Plant List in MA and I would guess just about every other state throughout it's growing r...Read More
These types of trees just came up in a recent discussion. I'd rate Ailanthus right up there with Albizia and here's what I wrote to someb...Read More
This tree grows like a weed. It always has suckers growing from the base of the tree. Along some of the highways here in CA there are alo...Read More
I shudder if a gardening client wants it removed. It laughs at a hostile climate even without water, and attacking it makes it more weed...Read More
My neighbor planted 10 of these trees along the fence line last fall . On my side of the fence I have a 12 foot wide border; one area wit...Read More
Ailanthus is one of the worst invasive trees here. The dense stands it grows in choke out native vegetation. This Indo-Australian native ...Read More
More data on how invasive this plant is can be found at USDA and ISSG websites.
Makes a fine Bonsai.
Smells just like tomato plants.
The Chinese Tree-of-Heaven or Ailanthus is one of the most invasive plants in the U.S.! It forms virtually solid, standing thickets like ...Read More
HATE THESE THINGS!!!
HATE 'EM! HATE 'EM! HATE 'EM! (or did I say?)
I echo every negative sentiment here and...Read More
An awful, awful plant that destroys native forests and can destroy your landscape, if left unchecked. One of the most invasive species on...Read More
I grew up with that tree all around us in Ohio. I now live in North Charleston SC. Guess what! Darn thing followed me! Yep, it's in my ...Read More
I have never noticed quite how invasive this tree is until I went for a car ride one day and observed it growing in 9 out of 10 of all th...Read More
A weedy pest tree that is nearly impossible to kill.
The name Tree Of Heaven comes from the rapid growth it produces....he...Read More
Rampant here in SC. Supposedly this is the tree referred to in the book, "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn". I wish it had stayed up there.
Don't do it! My husband and I bought a house where the previous owner did nothing to his yard for 5 years and we bought it not knowing it...Read More
It cannot be stated strongly enough that Ailanthus altissima is a very invasive tree under the right conditions and is a major threat to ...Read More
Definitely not something you want to bring to your yard. If you are in an area where you need a fast growing windbreak, this might be yo...Read More
These trees are very invasive along streams in the wild in southern California. The local Native Plant Society has spent a lot of time a...Read More
In my opinion, the Tree of Heaven is actually a pretty nice tree to have. I can not understand why people would say that the blossoms sm...Read More
One tree will infect the whole neighborhood. It took years to rid my yard of these trees. Everytime I see a seedling coming up I yank it ...Read More
I can take or leave it. (Actually, I'd rather leave it..somewhere else) I found out that if you cut it down and dry out the wood, it bur...Read More
Even though this thing is trying to take over my yard, I have to give it a neutral because it actually is a nice looking tree and grows r...Read More
It's a living thing, however nasty it can seem, please don't hate it. Just do what you need to do.
The odor reminds me of skunk. I believe this is "The Tree that Grows in Brooklyn." I can find no redeeming graces for this tree.
I live in the Pacific Northwest area (U.S.), and I have just agreed to pay $500+ to have an 80' tall Ailanthus altisima removed. ...Read More
These trees make excellent shade, and are a truly aggressive species. So, if you have a brown thumb or a dead yard, this tree will boost ...Read More
I don't know why they call this the "Tree of Heaven". Although it is very beautiful and tropical-looking, it has its drawbacks. The tree ...Read More
This somewhat tropical looking tree, when properly cared for can be a showy very attractive tree that can accept adverse conditions to th...Read More
A rapid growing deciduous tree that can reach 80 feet or more. In late spring, clusters of small, yellow-green flowers appear near the t...Read More