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Tree of Heaven - Photo Gallery 1

Family: Simaroubaceae – Quassia family
Latin name: Ailanthus altissima
Common name: Tree of Heaven

Ailanthus altissima - winter habit

Ailanthus altissima - summer habit

Previous location of Ailanthus altissima

Winterbranches - tree of heaven

Tree of Heaven - leaves pinnately compound - looking at leaves from below

Ailanthus altissima - end of branch showing leaf scar and bundle scars

Ailanthus altissima - multiple trees close together in Naperville

Ailanthus altissima - leaf and bundle scars closeup

Tree of Heaven - end of stem

Tree of Heaven flowers

Tree of Heaven - spent flowers

Tree of Heaven - leaves pinnately compound - this one is 32 inches long

Tree of Heaven - leaves pinnately compound - basal lobes with glands

Tree of Heaven - leaves pinnately compound - basal lobes with glands - close up picture

Tree of Heaven - tree covered with large clusters of fruit

Tree of Heaven - closeup of clusters of fruit


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