At first glance, you might think that a tree so named would be great to consider for a home landscape. The resounding answer to that consideration is “NO.” As you read on, I’ll give you some reasons ...

Removing tree of heaven helps protect native plants, stops spotted lanternflies, and prevents damage to ecosystems and property. Experts say the best way to kill it is to cut the tree low and apply ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! This week I want to talk about tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), an invasive species from Asia. It has been in the news lately because it is a major ...

A potential silver lining is that the preferred plant host of the spotted lanternfly is another unwanted invader: Tree-of-Heaven, which is listed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as a ...

Last August, I penned an article about identifying tree-of-heaven (ToH), a favorite host of one of Indiana’s newest invasive insects, the spotted lanternfly. Recently, Purdue Extension has released a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man holding a clipboard, inspecting a tree. - Lsophoto/Getty Images Many plants look similar, and while sometimes this results ...

As the invasive spotted lanternfly continues to spread nationwide, its proliferation has highlighted an even more worrisome invasive species: the prolific “stinking sumac,” or tree of heaven. National ...

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Who knew something so sweet-sounding could be incredibly menacing. Tree-of-heaven is obnoxiously noxious, earning it a designation on Washington’s quarantine list, which prohibits its sale or ...

You may have had to remove a tree on your property if it got damaged in a storm and became unsafe, or if its roots start encroaching on underground utility lines. But there's another reason you may ...