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Lenny Farlee

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Tree-of-Heaven is not so Heavenly

August 8, 2023 - From Issue: 23-12
By: Lenny Farlee
Tree of heaven
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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 introduced to North America more than 150 years ago and has since become a widespread invasive pest. Rapid growth, extremely high seed production (hundreds of thousands from a mature[Read More…]

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  • Trees, Shrubs, Vines

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This work is supported in part by Extension Implementation Grant 2021-70006-35390 / IND90001518G-1027053 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture