tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post4740135565521960541..comments2024-03-04T06:39:07.806+01:00Comments on The World´s Tree Species: The Pesky Tree of Heaven - Ailanthus altissimaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-57038642853153871162012-04-15T18:43:44.648+02:002012-04-15T18:43:44.648+02:00cut as much as you can.
Repeated cut is the soluti...cut as much as you can.<br />Repeated cut is the solution...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-64959042229103648232011-08-21T02:44:53.273+02:002011-08-21T02:44:53.273+02:00They need to rename this tree the "Tree from ...They need to rename this tree the "Tree from Hell" We have paid people to come out and take out all the tress that were growing around our front and backyards. We have pulled, cut, sprayed with weed killer and they are still popping up everywhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-47955302915138223092011-08-11T20:55:50.844+02:002011-08-11T20:55:50.844+02:00Anonymous: DON'T DO IT!!!! I'm sure the...Anonymous: DON'T DO IT!!!! I'm sure there are many other options to plant that will not give you the headache & heartache this Tree Of Heaven will give you. We bought an older house that was a bit run down. It had a self-planted Tree of Heaven that we had removed. Not only did it take me 3 yrs of spraying all the new suckers with Round Up (& I Hate using herbicides) but the roots of the original tree also damaged our foundation so bad that we have to break up most of our basement floor & replace it. Talk about heavy $$ heartache.<br /><br />So please take my advice & don't plant a Tree of Heaven.<br /><br />Sincerely, KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-55541786215958741532011-06-06T02:44:06.900+02:002011-06-06T02:44:06.900+02:00Im planting the tree of heaven because I dont have...Im planting the tree of heaven because I dont have many trees that grow in my part of nm. Im from florida and anything that gorws here will be a blessing in new mexico!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-40995582301686998712010-08-08T17:44:53.413+02:002010-08-08T17:44:53.413+02:00Please don't be tempted to pollute your soil a...Please don't be tempted to pollute your soil and poison the water table by pouring acid drain cleaner or any other enviromentally damaging substances into the ground! I'm genuinely shocked that this was offered as a suggestion to controlling invasives. A simple and non-polluting way to control this and other species is to use a systemic weedkiller such as glyphosate. It's cheap, readily available from garden centers and won't poison the earth for years to come. Just spray a small amount on the leaves during dry weather and the plant (including the root system) will die within a few days and, more significantly, nothing else will!Nurseryman UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-35153781461001099742009-12-31T02:46:27.577+01:002009-12-31T02:46:27.577+01:00Norway maple would be just as "invasive"...Norway maple would be just as "invasive".In the forests near my home, Norway Maple is much more of a problem yet there is no outcry. Heck, native species such as black birch, Robinia and even some pines would spread as many or more seedlings around that yard. There is nothing said about that, only Ailanthus and sometimes Paulownia get badmouthed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-25585703291875616422009-12-30T13:10:30.011+01:002009-12-30T13:10:30.011+01:00To kill the seedlings pour acid based drain cleane...To kill the seedlings pour acid based drain cleaner around the roots and onto the leaves. I have a 40 foot female that I love dearly and pull hundreds of seedlings as they sprout. After a year old you can't pull them and if you cut them they make runners. Just kill them with the acid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-90753899528720310512009-09-09T16:00:09.616+02:002009-09-09T16:00:09.616+02:00These trees are a problem here in Austin, Texas as...These trees are a problem here in Austin, Texas as well. You know any good tricks to keep the seedlings from coming back after you cut them down. I have a few clients where we chase these things constantly.Keith Brownhttp://www.austintreeexperts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-27371347824216608272009-08-13T16:54:10.968+02:002009-08-13T16:54:10.968+02:00What a difference in the Portland, Oregon, area, b...What a difference in the Portland, Oregon, area, between the old neighborhoods and the younger ones in the suburbs. The Tree of Heaven can hardly be found like in Beaverton, Tigard or Sherwood, but can be seen ever few minutes in the older areas of NE. No shortage on that tree.<br /><br />MDV<br />OregonM. D. Vaden of Oregonhttp://www.mdvaden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-2476798422388890882009-08-06T19:31:15.480+02:002009-08-06T19:31:15.480+02:00Awesome post!
<3 LindsayAwesome post!<br /><br /><3 LindsayMold Testing Baltimore, MDhttp://www.networking4biz.com/p/mold-testing-baltimore-md/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-3973895820429521632009-08-04T04:24:16.307+02:002009-08-04T04:24:16.307+02:00Oh yeah, that nasty Ailanthus is really degrading ...Oh yeah, that nasty Ailanthus is really degrading the pristine, species-rich environment of that otherwise-stunning yard. Sorry to snark! But look at your photos with a different perspective, maybe from nature's point of view. As a fairly thoughtless, trashy, destructive species, we negatively alter wondrous and successful ecosystems to propagate ourselves and our accoutrements. Not that I'm complaining. I like computers and cheeseburgers as much as the next guy. But we create these horrible environments where many species can no longer grow, or directly prevent them from growing ourselves, then complain when nature is clever enough to provide Wonderspecies that can tolerate soil degradation and compaction, air pollution, reflected heat from roadways, salt runoff and too much else to list. Phew!<br /><br />Where I live, in Manhattan, we don't even deserve the Ailanthus that deign to grow in the rubblely, leftover spaces we call back yards or in abandoned lots and rights of way. Except for some struggling street trees, entire blocks here would be devoid of trees were it not for this one, and some other invasives like mulberry, Siberian elm, Norway maple, black locust, Paulownia and a couple others.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong. I think proliferation of invasives has a lot of bad things to say about how we take care of our spaces and our planet. But since that's not about to change too soon, at least we are given the gift of trees until we evolve into something more wise and responsible. A little gratitude is in order, no? Nice blog, thanks. Kim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com