Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima Simaroubaceae (Quassia Family) Home     Plant Index    Details    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entire leaf margins (smooth and not serrated) on leaflets  that  are  four inches long on the pinate  20 inch long leaf Tree of Heaven A fairly new plant only about  15 feet tall 11800 South  Redwood Road , South West corner   Tree top Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Tree of Heaven was introduced in USA in 1784 with the idea that silk could be made here using the silk worm, Saturniidae Samia cynthia or (Ailanthus Silkmoth) which uses the leaves as the larval host plant. .  It has been now listed as a noxious plant in 46 states in the U.S.A.  It  increases by producing suckers and by seeds.  It has a foul smell and it has allelopathic chemicals which  discourage other plants around it. It also regrows quickly if you just cut it. It is hort-lived and grows to 55 feet.  It withstands temperatures down to minus 18 F.   Entire leaf margins (smooth and not serrated) on leaflets that  are  four inches long on the pinate  20 inch long leaf Pronunciation = aye-lan-thuhs Distribution Map I have located this tree to use in feeding  Samia cynthia caterpillars at these locations in Salt Lake City, Riverton, Draper, South Jordan  area 11405 South 13th West and east side of the road 2700 West 11700 South on east side of road 11800 South Redwood Road on the south west corner A half of a block from the light on 12600 Sjouth and Redwood Road on the west side of the road In Draper, Utah at  505(about) East 13800 South on the north side of the street in vacant lot in new subdivision At the entrance to Farmington Canyon behind a chain link fence on west side of the road Emigration Canyon on the north side of 9th south street just past a park at the entrance to the canyon.