Twan Leenders, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy ecological restoration manager, is pictured speaking recently to the Jamestown City Council. P-J file photo by John Whittaker Acceptance of a new ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Trees of Heaven, a common sight throughout Southwest Virginia, are attracting an equally problematic invasive species - the spotted lanternfly, according to local tree experts.

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 ...

Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima, once sold as an ornamental deciduous tree native to the temperate climates of central and northeast China, has become a noxious invasive species in the United ...

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is using herbicide to kill tree of heaven trees to combat the spread of spotted lanternflies. The invasive insects threaten the regional grape industry. The tree ...

Invasives: The Tree of Heaven smells like rotten peanut butter, makes soil toxic for native plants and might be in your front yard. What to know.

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 ...

Twan Leenders and his team have completed the first round of herbicide treatments on the “invasive” tree of heaven plants along the city’s Chadakoin River. Pictured is Mikael Catanese from Arbor Wild ...

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 ...

The Tree of Heaven (TOH) may appear to most as just another pretty tree. With airy frond-like leaves and large bunches of flowers visible on some in the Spring, the tree has become a common site in ...