Difference between revisions of "Ailanthus altissima"
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| + | |genus=Ailanthus | ||
| + | |species=altissima | ||
| + | |common_name=Tree of heaven | ||
| + | |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |habit=tree | ||
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| + | |Max ht metric=ft | ||
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| + | |lifespan=perennial | ||
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| + | |exposure=sun | ||
| + | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |features=deciduous, flowers | ||
| + | |flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer | ||
| + | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |flowers=white | ||
| + | |Temp Metric=°F | ||
| + | |min_zone=5 | ||
| + | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |max_zone=10 | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:39, 7 November 2010
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| Height: | ⇕ | 40 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 40 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | deciduous, flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 5 to 10 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | white |
| Origin: | ✈ | ? |
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| Exposure: | ☼ | ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property. |
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| Water: | ◍ | ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property. |
Read about Ailanthus altissima in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Ailanthus altissima, Swingle (A. glandulosa, Desf.). Tree Of Heaven. Tree, to 60 ft.: young branchlete minutely pubescent, usually dull yellowish brown: Ivs. 1 1/2-2 ft. long; Ifts. 13-25, stalked, ovate-lanceolate, usually truncate at the base, 3-5 in. long, finely ciliate, with 8-10 pairs of veins, glabrous and glaucescent beneath, near the base with 2-4 coarse teeth, each with a large gland beneath: samaras 1 1/2 in. long. June, July. China. M.D.G. 1901:324 (habit). Var. erythrocarpa, Rehd. (A. erythrocarpa, Carr. A. rubra, Hort.). Lvs. darker green above and more glaucous beneath: fr. bright red, very effective in late summer and autumn. Var. pendulifolia, Rehd. Lvs. very large, drooping. Var. sutchuenensis, 'Rehd. & Wilson (A. sutchuenensis, Dode). Young branchlets reddish brown, glabrous, lustrous: petioles purplish glabrous: Ifts. not ciliate, cuneate at the base, at least in older plants: fr. about 2 in. long. W. China.—In China this species and A. Vilmoriniana are sometimes planted as the host of a silkworm, Attacus cynthia, which produces a coarse silk, inferior to that of the common silkworm. As a shade and street tree, it is now much planted in temperate regions and naturalized in some localities. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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