The Invaders: Tree of Heaven

Professional Horticulturist and Master Gardener Ellen Nibali identifies the Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) and explains how to remove this invasive plant from your garden.

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[halfcabdisaster7]

I had seen these around and though that they looked nice, I was even considering planting one. I'm glad that I saw this video.

[rentz46]

I actually thought i had a nice tree growing in my back yard. Now that iknow its a weed tree, im chopping it down.

[2JobsStillPoorUSA]

Nasty buggers. The problem with these is they put off a chemical in the soil that prevents competitive plants from taking root there. I've got something like 5 of these dang things in my yard. At first I thought they were walnut... nope Chinese Stinking Sumac (tree of heaven) Thanks for the help on getting rid of them... but I sure hate to use herbicides.

[handywithshovels]

These weed trees are awful, and all over the place

[LumpPlump]

i actually like these trees lol

[JROCK007able]

would a fire kill them off, we have some here in nj, and a lot of forest fires were I live.

[sunmanpatoo]

thanks for posting this vid, now i know the name of these trees, i see them all the time in NYC. oh btw...i'm also familiar with the scent of those trees. not nice at all