Sometimes called volunteer trees, weed trees pop up where you least want them to in your yard. Managing them can be ...

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Growing and spreading rapidly in even the poorest soils and with little water, tree of heaven is, despite its name, the very definition of “weed tree.” It can cause allergies and irritate the ...

Question: I’ve noticed these tall trees growing along the bridge across from Stewart Park. They have interesting seed pods.

Tree of heaven is typically a fairly small tree but can grow up to 80 feet tall. The most striking features are its very large leaves, which can measure up to two- to four-feet long.

In some areas along the Chadakoin River, Tree-of-heaven is rapidly becoming the only remaining bank tree species. Photo by Twan Leenders One way of categorizing plants is based on their origin: native ...

Although when growing in bare areas with few other plants around willow weed will scramble along the ground, it can also grow upright under some conditions such as within crops, becoming competitive ...

The classic book “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith parallels the protagonist with the Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima), which is strong and resilient, and able to thrive under ...

As the light levels diminish moving into the autumn, all garden weeds are in a race against time to flower and produce seed to inhabit our gardens next year. It is hard to argue against the ...

Koh Samui, a small piece of heaven in the Gulf of Thailand, has become a standard-bearer for self-care ... This particular rainforest can be found at Banyan Tree Samui, a collection of 88 villas on a ...

Fall is also a good time for fertilizing trees, shrubs and perennials, said Ashley Beaune, adding that it helps with weed ...

The researcher described the weed as dangerous and warned it could adversely affect the tree planting campaign that is meant to help the country achieve 10 per cent forest cover. Residents whose ...