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Invasive Species: Tree of Heaven
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Taxonomy
Physical look of Tree of Heaven & Where it is located
What are invasive species?
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Ailanthus
Species: Ailanthus altissima
Bark is thin, smooth and brownish-green; the leaves are large and compound leaves.
Northeast and central China, and Taiwan.
An invasive species is an introduced species to an environment that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. .
Bibliography
How do invasive species spread?
Most of the time invasive species travel on packaging materials (e.g. wooden crates) being imported into the country.
Special thanks to: Wikipedia, Invasive Species Center Penn State Extention, The Spruce. Websites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_altissima
The rest were for photos
How is this species invasive?
How can the Tree of Heaven be controled?
The tree of heaven reproduces very quickly and aggressively inhibits (and can even kill) native plants near it.
To control the tree of heaven, target the roots with systemic herbicides applied in mid- to late summer when the tree is moving carbohydrates to the roots.