[Broadleaf Trees and Shrubs of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Tree-of-heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Synonym: Ailanthus glandulosa

Tree-of-heaven: Ailanthus altissima (Synonym: Ailanthus glandulosa)

The leaves and 1-seeded samaras of the tree-of-heaven as seen at the state park at the mouth of the Deschutes River in the eastern Columbia River Gorge.........July 17, 2009.

Dorsal leaf surface of Tree-of-heaven: Ailanthus altissima (Synonym: Ailanthus glandulosa) - Ventral leaf surface of Tree-of-heaven: Ailanthus altissima (Synonym: Ailanthus glandulosa)

Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views of the leaf of tree of heaven.


Tree-of-heaven: Ailanthus altissima (Synonym: Ailanthus glandulosa) - Tree-of-heaven: Ailanthus altissima (Synonym: Ailanthus glandulosa)

A close-up of the clusters of 1-seeded samaras of the tree-of-heaven as seen along the Deschutes River at Colorado Rapids, Deschutes River State Recreation Area.........November 12, 2017.

Paul Slichter