First brought to the U.S. in 1784 for garden and street plantings, the Ailanthus altissima is sometimes referred to as the Tree of Heaven, based on its use in Chinese medicine. The Chinese name, ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Some buggy news - the dreaded spotted lanternflies are back! The pesky critters are in their nymph phase right now; they're small and black, with white spots, and they can jump ...

The brightly colored winged seeds of the Ailanthus can be seen on its limbs at this time of year. A large tree may produce over 300,000 seeds each year. (Clay Wollney) The "tree of heaven," also known ...

Eight herbicide treatments were applied by low-volume basal applications and compared to hand cutting for the removal of Ailanthus altissima. Manual cutting of Ailanthus stimulated resprouting and ...

Tree-of-heaven -- or Ailanthus-- is an invasive triple threat, according to a team of plant pathologists. The species produces seeds early in its lifespan, tends to make millions of viable seeds ...

An exotic tree species that changed from prized possession to forest management nightmare serves as a lesson in the unpredictability of non-native species mixing with human interactions, according to ...

NORWALK — Like other towns and cities around the region, Norwalk city leaders and conservation officials are working to stop the spread of the invasive spotted lanternfly by cutting back on a favorite ...

A week before I wrote this column a snail kite was seen and photographed at Presque Isle in Erie, Pennsylvania. However, it was only seen by one guy with a camera, making it one of the most bizarre ...

Each year I get numerous calls regarding nuisance tree and shrub species. It seems that this year tree-of-heaven sticks out in particular. Ailanthus altissima, also known as tree-of-heaven and ...