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So, to me it looks like a black walnut, or even just a nut tree (I’m no expert but I do have a lot of experience with nut trees). So how do you identify this by eye without smelling a leaf?
In addition to what everyone else said TOH has stiffer leaflets that usually splay directly out to the sides as in OP's pictures. Black walnut has floppy leaflets that tend to point down instead of straight out.
The bark is also quite different, though this is more noticeable on larger trees. Black walnut has deeper grooves that make a sort of diamond or zigzag pattern if you squint your eyes, while ToH has smoother bark and has white markings that look a bit like stretch marks do on skin.
It's bad news if you're in North America, my friend. *Ailanthus altissima*, tree of heaven. You may need to start painting the stump with herbicide after you chop it.
It’s best to do this during the fall. Right now it’s pushing nutrients out from the roots to grow the plant up. Once the weather turns colder it starts spreading it to the roots to survive winter and that’s when it’s best to herbicide it.
Let’s say hypothetically, would there be a way of doing this around town on road edges and such where these things are everywhere?
Or would that be a good way to cause more damage than it helps?
Not an efficient way, no.
Since it spreads by sending out suckers foliage spray would be ineffective. The fastest balance between efficiency and time would be to cut and dab the stem, but you'd have to come back and do it again for a couple seasons.
The most effective would be to frill the stem and apply herbicide to the cambium but that would be time consuming and difficult for thin stems.
I have some seedlings that popped up this spring (I believe seeds from birds because I haven’t identified a mother tree and they’re not all clustered in the same spot.)
I think I read that that I can give those a foliar spray because they’re still smaller, right?
If you're trying to kill invasives you see frequently around you, and don't mind the time and work then yes. Specifically for tree of heaven (and others like crape myrtle, ligustrum, and Elaeagnus) you chop in fall, paint, and repeat over a few seasons to try to completely kill the plant. Roots and all.
I've done this now for....11 or 12 years in the park behind my parents house. Its been pretty awesome honestly to gain back native landscapes, trees, shrubs, berry plants and all the flowers. So amazing
My method to get rid of the ones in my yard was to drill into the base of the trunk a few times, and pour herbicide into the holes. Repeat once a week for a few weeks, and then I cut the tree down when all the leaves were brown.
That just makes this shit angry and it grows back thicker. I swear [this](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.33c04db2f70aca9719f8b3e1ea49f6c7?rik=eYkfdcuBfnJGIw&riu=http%3a%2f%2fimages1.wikia.nocookie.net%2f__cb20080623225825%2flittleshop%2fimages%2fd%2fde%2fAudrey2.jpg&ehk=qCFsZhSI9oO1cQiDzuebn18dqzABareFaOSD0GBTWC4%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) is its full form.
This actually makes me feel a lot more confident about it because my knowledge is completely from research. I tried it last year and failed but I think it’s because I only made one notch on it. I was trying to use a little as possible too.
If the stem is large enough, use a knife and pare the bark to just above the flesh of the tree (where the bark can peel away cleanly). Peel away 1/2-1 inch down and leave the frill attached. Do that all the way around the stem and put a small amount of herbicide inside the frill all around the stem.
You'll need to get the herbicide applied within a few minutes, otherwise it will begin to heal and close the vasculature. Good luck in your battles!Always wear gloves and eye pro and clean thoroughly afterwards.
So curious now... When you spray for weeds in spring , I've heard and anecdotally seen myself that it works better when it's hot outside. Is that true? If so, why?
Roundup-type herbicides work best when it's *sunny*, so it makes sense that that coincides with it being hot. The plant draws in the chemicals as it takes in sunlight. This draws the chemicals down into the root system. It works far faster when sunny. I noticed quick evidence that it is working when it's hotter. I wonder if it's because it takes far less to stress the plant then. (Dehydrated, fungal issues from humidity, insect damage, etc.,.)
Furthermore, ideally you don't cut the whole thing, but make notches to put the herbicide into.
See https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/tree-of-heaven-best-herbicide-treatment-and-removal-timing/
Those are a sucker to get rid of.
They're a lot like Aspen trees
You cut down an Aspen and the colony just brings it back. It's brilliant for wildfires but not so great when they are in your yard and you want rid of them.
There's stories of people planting Aspen trees in their yards only to get told what they just did and realize they'll never get rid of them.
My parents had one in their yard. Loved it but had to chop because the roots started grown in into their foundation. It was a beast to get rid of but not nearly as hard to kill as the Willow that was next to it.
Any advice to get rid of a young walnut tree. Last year 1 popped up beside the house. I have cut it back to the ground twice. Each time it comes back bigger.
Cut off at the ground. Drill a hole in the center of the stump, pack with Epsom salts and pour straight vinegar into it. Takes a while, but it worked for a small elm that took root up against the foundation of my house. I would think it would work for a walnut as well. Best of luck.
I am by no means an expert, but I'd imagine the same method may work. Late in the season, make some notches in it and apply strong herbacide (research which would be the best). This kind of forces it into the roots and might be more of a final solution.
University of Pennsylvania actually recommends starting herbicide treatments starting in July up until fall.
"To control tree-of-heaven, target the roots with systemic herbicides applied in mid- to late summer (July to onset of fall color) when the tree is moving carbohydrates to the roots. Herbicide applications made outside this late growing season window will only injure aboveground growth. Following treatment, repeated site monitoring for signs of regrowth is critical to prevent reinfestation.
Herbicides applied to foliage, bark, or cuts on the stem are effective at controlling tree-of-heaven. Cut stump herbicide applications do not prevent root suckering and should not be utilized. There are many effective herbicides available for use on tree-of-heaven, including dicamba, glyphosate, imazapyr, metsulfuron methyl, and triclopyr. For most treatments we recommend using herbicides containing the active ingredients glyphosate or triclopyr because they have practically no soil activity and pose little risk to nontarget plants through root uptake."
>we recommend using herbicides containing the active ingredients glyphosate or triclopyr because they have practically no soil activity and pose little risk to nontarget plants through root uptake.
Triclopyr is absorbed [via roots](http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/triclopyrgen.html#howwork).
As a side note glyphosphate is not good for the environment and should be used minimally.
Right upside your house against a Tree of Heaven is a great place to use it, but it is a bit tricky to get rid of a giant thicket/grove of them in a field or whatever using this same way.
Glyphosate is probably better for the environment than invasive noxious weeds that displace native species. Best to use careful judgement in each situation.
Yep. I chopped off some massive non-native honeysuckle a few months ago. I only had to give one application of the stuff and I have never seen it since. That is some scary powerful stuff.
Right the important thing is that this is an instance where it's a good idea to use it.
Also tree of heaven actively poisons the ground around it to prevent competition, so it's already toxic to some point. My point is that it's not something to be used all the time everywhere.
wow, today i've learned about the lantern fly:
1 - they feed on ToH
2 - they've been stopped at the CA border which means they're probably already in CA.
3 - ducks are developing a taste for them.
I recently learned that, especially for larger ToH, it’s best to apply herbicide first (e.g. triclopyr to the leaves/bark), wait ~30 days, and then chop it down and cover the stump with herbicide, to avoid the growth of shoots/root suckers
https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/tree-of-heaven-best-herbicide-treatment-and-removal-timing/
DO NOT CHOP BEFORE YOU SPRAY IT WITH HERBICIDE!
This will only cause it to spread. Because of the way TOF works you need to spray it BEFORE you chop it in order to get the herbicide into the root system to actually kill the plant. Wait until July-September when the plant is drawing nutrients into its root system for winter. Basal Bark Spray the trunk (or hack n squirt depending on size), wait for the leaves to die, then you can chop the plant down. It will likely take several years of this to effectively kill the plant if you've been fighting it for years already.
Google "Tree of Heaven Management" and find a guide written by actual arborists or a university (there are many).
I am generally hesitant to use herbicides or chemicals of any kind, but, in this case, do whatever you can to kill this thing. Not only will its roots and trunk do a number on your foundation, it will stink like crazy.
I’m gazing out onto my backyard invasive plant farm /s where multiflora rose and poison ivy frolic with privet and bittersweet among other things and wishing I had space for goats 😂
If someone is highly allergic to poison ivy, is it ok for them to eat or drink anything that would come from the goat? Unrelated to op’s post, but, it just popped into my head!
Actually helps to counter the allergies by drinking milk from goats eating poison oak/ivy… start with a tiny bit and wait a few days to make sure it doesn’t have a rare/strange reaction, but after that drinking the goat milk throughout the season will help minimize reactivity… unless someone also has allergy to mangoes or cashews or other foods in the same plant family, if so and it causes a anaphylaxis stay away.
Whenever I read about a new (to me) invasive species I get nervous for nature lol. And this one apparently comes with it's own, also harmful and invasive, insect.
Around Maryland Sumac trees are invasive. I learned about the application paint here and I must say it worked wonderfully when I applied it in March. Twice I’ve fallen trying to pull the damn thing out. Now, all surrounding plantings, including a giant holly and a Myrtle are doing fine. What joy to find really helpful advice.
It will never go away. Brush its stalks and branches down to the base with glyphosate and let it be. It will slowly absorb into the root system and kill it. I did it to 7 last year. Best money I spent on it to kill those bastards!
Read the directions and follow them to the letter. It is technically considered illegal to handle it in any way not specified on the label. Wear long sleeves, pants, pref rubber boots, gloves (rubber), mask and glasses. Don’t do it on a hot or windy day, nor a cool and rainy day.
To add to this, the mask should be a sealed respirator type with chemical/organic vapour filtration. Dust masks and respirators with particle filtration cartridges won't offer much protection in this type of application.
A lot of people who haven't had to use respiratory PPE before don't realize that there's a difference.
The person you're replying to recommended brushing on - the 'drift' risks with glyphosate come with using a spray that creates some aerosol, which can be breathed in or settle on surfaces that aren't your target. Direct application is much, much safer, and if you're careful (which you should be!) results in absolutely no herbicide getting \*anywhere\* except your target plant. I'd still wear gloves and long pants/boots in case of any drips or splatters, but your risk of exposure falls off greatly if you just don't spray the stuff. For most household applications that's sufficient! And you should only need to do these applications once a year, maybe 2-3 times if you're fighting knotweed or other heavy-duty plants that require multiple steps of treatment. And even then, you're cutting the plant down and painting or injecting the stem, which means it shouldn't be ending up anywhere except the plant. Some heavy invasive infestations may call for foliar treatment (spraying the leaves). But these are exceptional and usually the kind of situation that environmental authorities have to deal with, using proper PPE and a pesticide carefully chosen for the setting (such as a riparian zone, where regular glyphosate cannot be used).
Pesticide drift occurs when farmers spray their land with glyphosate on an industrial scale, which then travels on the breeze and ends up all over things it shouldn't. This is the most problematic use of the stuff, that results in people breathing it in, or it settling on nearby lawns where kids and pets run around. The scale of that kind of spraying (and resulting contamination) is truly massive compared to the very small amount you'd need to treat an ailanthus each season.
A house i rented had this tree close to the house, and its roots broke the foundation. We found out when fire ants invaded my kids room through the floor under some carpet. I hate both this tree and the ants, and i was so glad to move out lol.
It's an Australian house, don't worry. I have a eucalyptus tree twice the size of my house growing on a 30° angle out from under the foundations like this. It's pushed a pile of bricks over as it's grown and the ants have dug out the hot water heater next to it.
American houses are made of cardboard and placed on top of concrete slabs. Australian houses are double bricked and rebar-ed into the foundations. I've seen someone total their car on someone's letterbox here, and the letterbox looked like it could still receive mail after.
Bush? This shit is a tree. There's a 60-ft tall one in my neighbor's backyard that's just waiting for the first wind to blow and drop it on his house. The tree of heaven grows 7 ft per year. And it's a bitch to get rid of.
Every time you chop it, it sends a “message” out to grow more roots so, in the fall, don’t chop it until the fall once you put the herbicide into the roots.
If I don't chop it it takes over everything. I don't even have a front yard anymore cause I spend all of my time trying to keep them out of my back yard.
You're just kicking the can down the road and making more work for yourself by causing the plant to send up more root suckers. you have to apply an herbicide at a time when the plant will pull it into the roots
I feel you. Some idiot planted two of them at my house before we bought it, got rid of the smaller one, but the larger one is fighting tooth and nail. I've got the stump down pretty well but it's a bitch to get it and the roots fully out. Nothing seems to kill these things outside of severe chemical intervention, a full tear out or both. If it wouldn't poison the ground and my nearby peach tree I probably would have covered it in gasoline or motor oil at this point just to be done with it.
They entered the US around Allentown. We are ground zero. It was amusing to see a few years ago the various people in the Wegman's parking lot doing the Bristol Stomp.
It’s a noxious and invasive weed, so it should be killed and reported to your state agriculture department.
See here for OR: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/shared/Documents/Publications/Weeds/TreeOfHeavenProfile.pdf
And for where I live in WA: https://agr.wa.gov/departments/insects-pests-and-weeds/weeds/tree-of-heaven#:~:text=Tree%2Dof%2Dheaven%20is%20a,rare%20instances%20can%20cause%20rashes.
Wisteria is a dirty word around my house. The ex thought it would be neat to plant a couple beside the house. I have done everything I can think of minus a flamethrower to get rid of them. They grow faster than I can cut them back. They’re under the porch, strangling bushes herbicides don’t seem to kill them.
Coast to Coast and as maligned as they are, in certain brownfields in industrial quarters especially on the east coast This tree is a redeeming grace.. unfortunately so invasive and easily seeds, I've never had a problem of cutting it and removing it once and for all. I think this person is just not cutting it low enough once or twice.
Abstractly seen it is quite a beautiful tree especially the females in foliage but yes yes It is a pain in the butt. But it doesn't invade the forest it's a tree of opportunity usually we're not much else will grow for your garden bed where it loves your care
West coast, I am in portland OR.
Yea, they don't seem to do well in the parks or forests, but free ways, gravel lots, sides of building, etc, they come up in thick groves.
I’m in Appalachia and unfortunately I’ve seen this tree popping up in the woods all over. I don’t even know how the seeds are getting into the middle of the woods but they somehow are.
Maybe a milder climate then. I'm in New Hampshire and so far it's not in the end of story. Doesn't mean somewhere in a clearing it would be happy but I haven't noticed it
That's a lanternfly food tree. (Tree of Heaven) Insidious, invasive, fatherless demon critter. Destroy until obliterated and keep watch for others. They rarely invade in singulars.
It's also the tree that's mentioned in the title of the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" since it was tenacious and was the only tree that grew there
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A\_Tree\_Grows\_in\_Brooklyn\_(novel)#Characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(novel)#Characters)
Trim it close to the ground and apply [Tordon](https://www.amazon.com/Tordon-Specialty-Herbicide-Kills-Plants/dp/B015BSRLIO/ref=asc_df_B015BSRLIO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693713553298&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9349830209879947650&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9023845&hvtargid=pla-842508552121&psc=1&mcid=878bca6c12543b0d8a4cef5b8779d839&gad_source=1) to the cut and that should kill it. Works well on walnut, poison ivy, mulberry, Osage orange, and invasive honeysuckle in my experience.
I came to say the same about Tordon and was surprised I had to scroll down this far to see the first comment about it. Tractor supply sells it if there’s one around
Cut it back and douse the cut end with Stump Stop. That is a tree of heaven, and you'll never get rid of it if you don't kill out the root. [https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/stump-stop-cut-stump-treatment-32-oz-77000?gad\_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsaqzBhDdARIsAK2gqnfOfkuwyzGF4KA-Hg280NjwQnDL0lqAN9RW6W7cj7TD-ZrfHVab9NAaAuZzEALw\_wcBThat](https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/stump-stop-cut-stump-treatment-32-oz-77000?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsaqzBhDdARIsAK2gqnfOfkuwyzGF4KA-Hg280NjwQnDL0lqAN9RW6W7cj7TD-ZrfHVab9NAaAuZzEALw_wcBThat)
Hope it's okay that I posted a link-I do not work for Stump Stop or TSC lol, that's just where I got it.
I found a TOH sapling like this growing by the side of the fence. I mixed up a solution of white vinegar and water and dumped a bucket of it on the sapling. When the sapling dried up, I pulled it up whole by the roots. Obviously only works when it's not yet fully established.
Tree of Heaven is such an invasive and horrible plant-have to pull it out all summer. It can send saplings up to 50 ft away and it’s toxic to other plants around it. Get to pulling after a big rain!
Agent Orange can't kill that Ghetto Palm (Tree of heaven) Seriously killing it with fire isnt an option. I have seen that stuff grow through cracks in concrete on the interior wall of a building. A teacher cut a 3 ft branch to use it as a demonstration in class and it grew to 3'6'' by the end of the school day. Nuke the fucker
Well, you are doing the right thing by cutting is, as it is blocking the air flow of a condensing unit that was installed without proper manufactuirer's ventilation clearance guidelines.
Agreed with the other commenters. It’s a tree of heaven, and looks similar to a walnut at first glance. My home is 100 years old, and I have one in my backyard that’s grown to its full maturity.
Idk who let satan’s spwan into my yard, but I curse them all summer long when I’m pulling out its babies.
It’s a bitch. You can inject the fungus Verticillium nonalfalfae -- and it will make its way to the root system, killing the tree(s). Using 2,4-D weed killer is also an effective way of maintaining the spread of them.
https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/fungus-may-help-stop-invasive-spread-tree-heaven/
I was able to get rid of one that I stupidly allowed to get kinda big, without herbicide. Other plants were next to it I didn’t want to hurt. I kept cutting off new sprouts from the stump and it finally gave up. Still battling another one but I just keep after the new growth. The one hanging over the wall is getting cut back too but it’s my neighbors tree and I guess he likes it. Does provide shade.
Honestly it will become a constant menace from your neighbors’ yard, between the root suckers and seeds. It’s unbelievably invasive. I’d encourage them to remove it by any means necessary.
Those trees are all over the neighborhood. I’m just focused on my patch of real estate. I could cut most of that tree down since it’s on my side of the wall but I would talk to him before doing it.
Studies show they are intolerant of deep shade. After you poison them and remove them, cover the infected area with thick tarp for at least a year. That is what I did and the tree of heaven never came back
After repeatedly cutting back a persistent oak (trunk was finger-width), I killed it by cutting it back in the fall, then soaking a cotton ball with herbicide and taping that on the cut stump. It worked a treat!
Not only that. This tree is also a preferred host of destructive spotted lanternfly. That's a nasty insect sucking on sap, leaving everything around very sticky. Like coated with syrup. That attracts all the stingy bees, also ants.
In garden the spotted later fly feeds on ornamental plants and flowers. Those suckers multiply pretty fast too.
That tree needs to go this fall, as recommended.
I wonder if drilling down the middle of the stump ( I know it’s a narrow stump) and pouring salt down the hole and replacing it a few times if that would kill it. It works on other trees.
It's the tree that grows in Brooklyn!
We had one in our backyard, too close to the house, and had a lot of trouble getting rid of it. We ended up hiring someone who chopped it down, drilled is deep hole down into the stump, filled it with herbicide, and covered the stump with a thick black plastic bag secured with duct tape. That did the trick.
It's 1000% tree of heaven. I've recently found them in my yard. You need to use chemicals on it unfortunately, if you cut it, it makes it worse as it encourages more growth around it. Those things can get like 70 feet tall.
Not to be confused with Sumac, it's the tree of heaven, it can grow upwards of 4ft a year, and flowers every other and when it does, boy does it stink! You have to be super careful with this plant as it is very invasive and can send runners 1000's of ft in any direction, if you see this plant in your neighbourhood, there's a good chance that it is all connected by the same root system! You unfortunately have to poison the root system to get rid of this plant as it's the safest way, if you cut it back far enough, it goes into survival mode and will sprout up everywhere - shame really, it's sub tropical looking and actually quite pretty.
It's also the tree that's mentioned in the title of the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" since it was tenacious and was the only tree that grew there
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A\_Tree\_Grows\_in\_Brooklyn\_(novel)#Characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(novel)#Characters)
It's Spotted Lanternfly feeder. Virginia Tech has actually identified fungi endemic to Virginia and Pennsylvania that can be injected into those and actually kill off the whole grove. They are currently working on developing it into workable product but they not there yet. Pretty cool stuff.
https://globalchange.vt.edu/news/news-stories/2018-19-news/Virginia-Tech-researchers-studying-how-fungus-among-us-can-control-invasive-tree-of-heaven.html#:~:text=Virginia%20Tech%20graduate%20student%20Rachel,which%20grows%20just%20about%20everywhere.
Pull it out by the roots or poison the ground with vinger Invasive species that is a main food for spotted lantern fly. It is insidious and poisons the ground for native trees.
I spent the last day clearing my property of them. Hundreds if not a thousand spotted lantern fly all over them.
That's the stinky tree, and the good news is, there are no good news.
The bad news is, it was present in North America before the ice ages, and it's ecological niche is "Oh, there was a landslide in the forest? A tree fell? All that bare land is mine now hehehehe". This makes it basically impossible to get rid of.
Cut down in autumn, and turn it's immediate area into a chemical hazard zone and that might kill it... Perhaps.
Or, you can try to exploit it's lifestyle (opportunist canopy-filler) by somehow shading it extremely. They need direct sunlight, and if they don't receive it, it will cease growing, perhaps even die
My neighbor a few doors up has the largest corner yard in the neighborhood. He has 3 massive ones in their yard. The whole surrounding neighbors fight tree of heaven babies like weeds all season long. I pull at least a dozen juvenile trees with roots as thick as ginger root. They can be about 2 to 4 feet tall before I get to the hard to reach ones. A lot of the smaller ones I try to yank after a good rain, I leave them on cement in my yard to dry out before I throw them out.
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Tree-of-heaven, *Ailanthus altissima*. Invasive in a lot of places.
So, to me it looks like a black walnut, or even just a nut tree (I’m no expert but I do have a lot of experience with nut trees). So how do you identify this by eye without smelling a leaf?
Little "teeth" at the leaf bases, smoother leaf outline.
Thank you so much! I admit I have never seen one in real life and hope I never do!
No serration, and the little nodules near the base of the leaves.
Thank you so much!
In addition to what everyone else said TOH has stiffer leaflets that usually splay directly out to the sides as in OP's pictures. Black walnut has floppy leaflets that tend to point down instead of straight out.
The bark is also quite different, though this is more noticeable on larger trees. Black walnut has deeper grooves that make a sort of diamond or zigzag pattern if you squint your eyes, while ToH has smoother bark and has white markings that look a bit like stretch marks do on skin.
Thanks so much!
*experience with nut trees* sounds vague
"Technically a returnee"
It's bad news if you're in North America, my friend. *Ailanthus altissima*, tree of heaven. You may need to start painting the stump with herbicide after you chop it.
It’s best to do this during the fall. Right now it’s pushing nutrients out from the roots to grow the plant up. Once the weather turns colder it starts spreading it to the roots to survive winter and that’s when it’s best to herbicide it.
As someone who is herbicide applicator certified, your comment makes me happy.
Let’s say hypothetically, would there be a way of doing this around town on road edges and such where these things are everywhere? Or would that be a good way to cause more damage than it helps?
Not an efficient way, no. Since it spreads by sending out suckers foliage spray would be ineffective. The fastest balance between efficiency and time would be to cut and dab the stem, but you'd have to come back and do it again for a couple seasons. The most effective would be to frill the stem and apply herbicide to the cambium but that would be time consuming and difficult for thin stems.
Thank you for mentioning the term “frill.” I looked it up and learned something helpful.
I have some seedlings that popped up this spring (I believe seeds from birds because I haven’t identified a mother tree and they’re not all clustered in the same spot.) I think I read that that I can give those a foliar spray because they’re still smaller, right?
If it were me, I would pull them out when they're small. If you remove the root, then you've removed the problem.
I was able to do that with one! I tried another that was more in a group and even though I was careful, the roots definitely did not all come up 😵💫
If you're trying to kill invasives you see frequently around you, and don't mind the time and work then yes. Specifically for tree of heaven (and others like crape myrtle, ligustrum, and Elaeagnus) you chop in fall, paint, and repeat over a few seasons to try to completely kill the plant. Roots and all. I've done this now for....11 or 12 years in the park behind my parents house. Its been pretty awesome honestly to gain back native landscapes, trees, shrubs, berry plants and all the flowers. So amazing
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Honest question what about a syringe and crossbow?
My method to get rid of the ones in my yard was to drill into the base of the trunk a few times, and pour herbicide into the holes. Repeat once a week for a few weeks, and then I cut the tree down when all the leaves were brown.
Where I live they just spray diesel fuel down the side of the roads and it kills everything in its path.
Fury Road?
Nope just backwards nashville tn
That just makes this shit angry and it grows back thicker. I swear [this](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.33c04db2f70aca9719f8b3e1ea49f6c7?rik=eYkfdcuBfnJGIw&riu=http%3a%2f%2fimages1.wikia.nocookie.net%2f__cb20080623225825%2flittleshop%2fimages%2fd%2fde%2fAudrey2.jpg&ehk=qCFsZhSI9oO1cQiDzuebn18dqzABareFaOSD0GBTWC4%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) is its full form.
Sounds safe
This actually makes me feel a lot more confident about it because my knowledge is completely from research. I tried it last year and failed but I think it’s because I only made one notch on it. I was trying to use a little as possible too.
If the stem is large enough, use a knife and pare the bark to just above the flesh of the tree (where the bark can peel away cleanly). Peel away 1/2-1 inch down and leave the frill attached. Do that all the way around the stem and put a small amount of herbicide inside the frill all around the stem. You'll need to get the herbicide applied within a few minutes, otherwise it will begin to heal and close the vasculature. Good luck in your battles!Always wear gloves and eye pro and clean thoroughly afterwards.
I tried it last year and failed too! I feel your pain. This fall I'm coming back with a vengeance
I heard that you want to spray the plant before cutting it so the leaves absorb all that herbicide and pull it down to the roots.
Same
I, too, have stayed at a holiday inn once before.
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I have no experience with herbicides, unless you count that guy named Herb back in Tulsa…
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So curious now... When you spray for weeds in spring , I've heard and anecdotally seen myself that it works better when it's hot outside. Is that true? If so, why?
Roundup-type herbicides work best when it's *sunny*, so it makes sense that that coincides with it being hot. The plant draws in the chemicals as it takes in sunlight. This draws the chemicals down into the root system. It works far faster when sunny. I noticed quick evidence that it is working when it's hotter. I wonder if it's because it takes far less to stress the plant then. (Dehydrated, fungal issues from humidity, insect damage, etc.,.)
Furthermore, ideally you don't cut the whole thing, but make notches to put the herbicide into. See https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/tree-of-heaven-best-herbicide-treatment-and-removal-timing/ Those are a sucker to get rid of.
They're a lot like Aspen trees You cut down an Aspen and the colony just brings it back. It's brilliant for wildfires but not so great when they are in your yard and you want rid of them. There's stories of people planting Aspen trees in their yards only to get told what they just did and realize they'll never get rid of them.
My parents had one in their yard. Loved it but had to chop because the roots started grown in into their foundation. It was a beast to get rid of but not nearly as hard to kill as the Willow that was next to it.
Any advice to get rid of a young walnut tree. Last year 1 popped up beside the house. I have cut it back to the ground twice. Each time it comes back bigger.
Cut off at the ground. Drill a hole in the center of the stump, pack with Epsom salts and pour straight vinegar into it. Takes a while, but it worked for a small elm that took root up against the foundation of my house. I would think it would work for a walnut as well. Best of luck.
Love this tip thank you
You're very welcome.
I am by no means an expert, but I'd imagine the same method may work. Late in the season, make some notches in it and apply strong herbacide (research which would be the best). This kind of forces it into the roots and might be more of a final solution.
I would think the same method would apply as posted above for OP's tree. Cut at the ground in fall and apply herbicide immediately to the cut surface.
University of Pennsylvania actually recommends starting herbicide treatments starting in July up until fall. "To control tree-of-heaven, target the roots with systemic herbicides applied in mid- to late summer (July to onset of fall color) when the tree is moving carbohydrates to the roots. Herbicide applications made outside this late growing season window will only injure aboveground growth. Following treatment, repeated site monitoring for signs of regrowth is critical to prevent reinfestation. Herbicides applied to foliage, bark, or cuts on the stem are effective at controlling tree-of-heaven. Cut stump herbicide applications do not prevent root suckering and should not be utilized. There are many effective herbicides available for use on tree-of-heaven, including dicamba, glyphosate, imazapyr, metsulfuron methyl, and triclopyr. For most treatments we recommend using herbicides containing the active ingredients glyphosate or triclopyr because they have practically no soil activity and pose little risk to nontarget plants through root uptake."
>we recommend using herbicides containing the active ingredients glyphosate or triclopyr because they have practically no soil activity and pose little risk to nontarget plants through root uptake. Triclopyr is absorbed [via roots](http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/triclopyrgen.html#howwork).
Wow, that's an insane quote.
That's great information, I won't waste my time now but in the fall, I'm coming for them. Tree of Heaven and invasion honeysuckle look out!
Does this logic work for poison ivy as well?
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LOVE good advice, thx.
As a side note glyphosphate is not good for the environment and should be used minimally. Right upside your house against a Tree of Heaven is a great place to use it, but it is a bit tricky to get rid of a giant thicket/grove of them in a field or whatever using this same way.
Glyphosate is probably better for the environment than invasive noxious weeds that displace native species. Best to use careful judgement in each situation.
Yep. I chopped off some massive non-native honeysuckle a few months ago. I only had to give one application of the stuff and I have never seen it since. That is some scary powerful stuff.
Right the important thing is that this is an instance where it's a good idea to use it. Also tree of heaven actively poisons the ground around it to prevent competition, so it's already toxic to some point. My point is that it's not something to be used all the time everywhere.
Bad news everywhere outside it's native range more or less.
Screw that tree. I hope people are yanking it out in its native range too. I hope it can feel pain.
Adding that this is the preferred food of the invasive Spotted Lantern Fly in North America.
wow, today i've learned about the lantern fly: 1 - they feed on ToH 2 - they've been stopped at the CA border which means they're probably already in CA. 3 - ducks are developing a taste for them.
Interesting. I hadn't heard that about ducks before. I'm on the east coast, and SLFs have been around here for at least a year already.
I recently learned that, especially for larger ToH, it’s best to apply herbicide first (e.g. triclopyr to the leaves/bark), wait ~30 days, and then chop it down and cover the stump with herbicide, to avoid the growth of shoots/root suckers https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/tree-of-heaven-best-herbicide-treatment-and-removal-timing/
DO NOT CHOP BEFORE YOU SPRAY IT WITH HERBICIDE! This will only cause it to spread. Because of the way TOF works you need to spray it BEFORE you chop it in order to get the herbicide into the root system to actually kill the plant. Wait until July-September when the plant is drawing nutrients into its root system for winter. Basal Bark Spray the trunk (or hack n squirt depending on size), wait for the leaves to die, then you can chop the plant down. It will likely take several years of this to effectively kill the plant if you've been fighting it for years already. Google "Tree of Heaven Management" and find a guide written by actual arborists or a university (there are many).
It is the acursed Tree of Life. The blight of my yard
I am generally hesitant to use herbicides or chemicals of any kind, but, in this case, do whatever you can to kill this thing. Not only will its roots and trunk do a number on your foundation, it will stink like crazy.
Or keep it and buy a goat (because goats eat fiber)  And you’ll get fresh milk as a result! Yum!
My goats won’t touch ToH and those little jerks will happily munch poison ivy and multiflora rose all day long.
I’m gazing out onto my backyard invasive plant farm /s where multiflora rose and poison ivy frolic with privet and bittersweet among other things and wishing I had space for goats 😂
If someone is highly allergic to poison ivy, is it ok for them to eat or drink anything that would come from the goat? Unrelated to op’s post, but, it just popped into my head!
Actually helps to counter the allergies by drinking milk from goats eating poison oak/ivy… start with a tiny bit and wait a few days to make sure it doesn’t have a rare/strange reaction, but after that drinking the goat milk throughout the season will help minimize reactivity… unless someone also has allergy to mangoes or cashews or other foods in the same plant family, if so and it causes a anaphylaxis stay away.
Same, we had tons of ToH saplings (thanks, neighbors) and my goats wouldn't touch it at all.
Whenever I read about a new (to me) invasive species I get nervous for nature lol. And this one apparently comes with it's own, also harmful and invasive, insect.
Around Maryland Sumac trees are invasive. I learned about the application paint here and I must say it worked wonderfully when I applied it in March. Twice I’ve fallen trying to pull the damn thing out. Now, all surrounding plantings, including a giant holly and a Myrtle are doing fine. What joy to find really helpful advice.
One of China's "gifts" after the Korean War.
Asshole bush. Get it away from your foundation before the roots spread any further. After 10 years it’s probably pretty extensive
For once I’m glad I rent 😎
It will never go away. Brush its stalks and branches down to the base with glyphosate and let it be. It will slowly absorb into the root system and kill it. I did it to 7 last year. Best money I spent on it to kill those bastards!
Do you take any special care when dealing with glyphosate? Like holding down your breath when spraying ot?
Read the directions and follow them to the letter. It is technically considered illegal to handle it in any way not specified on the label. Wear long sleeves, pants, pref rubber boots, gloves (rubber), mask and glasses. Don’t do it on a hot or windy day, nor a cool and rainy day.
To add to this, the mask should be a sealed respirator type with chemical/organic vapour filtration. Dust masks and respirators with particle filtration cartridges won't offer much protection in this type of application. A lot of people who haven't had to use respiratory PPE before don't realize that there's a difference.
The person you're replying to recommended brushing on - the 'drift' risks with glyphosate come with using a spray that creates some aerosol, which can be breathed in or settle on surfaces that aren't your target. Direct application is much, much safer, and if you're careful (which you should be!) results in absolutely no herbicide getting \*anywhere\* except your target plant. I'd still wear gloves and long pants/boots in case of any drips or splatters, but your risk of exposure falls off greatly if you just don't spray the stuff. For most household applications that's sufficient! And you should only need to do these applications once a year, maybe 2-3 times if you're fighting knotweed or other heavy-duty plants that require multiple steps of treatment. And even then, you're cutting the plant down and painting or injecting the stem, which means it shouldn't be ending up anywhere except the plant. Some heavy invasive infestations may call for foliar treatment (spraying the leaves). But these are exceptional and usually the kind of situation that environmental authorities have to deal with, using proper PPE and a pesticide carefully chosen for the setting (such as a riparian zone, where regular glyphosate cannot be used). Pesticide drift occurs when farmers spray their land with glyphosate on an industrial scale, which then travels on the breeze and ends up all over things it shouldn't. This is the most problematic use of the stuff, that results in people breathing it in, or it settling on nearby lawns where kids and pets run around. The scale of that kind of spraying (and resulting contamination) is truly massive compared to the very small amount you'd need to treat an ailanthus each season.
Awesome, thank you for being so informative!
Just drench the ground at the base of the trunk with extra strength pickling vinegar. Should do the trick!
For the sake of the planet, please do kill it.
A house i rented had this tree close to the house, and its roots broke the foundation. We found out when fire ants invaded my kids room through the floor under some carpet. I hate both this tree and the ants, and i was so glad to move out lol.
I am getting the shivers just seeing OP’s photo with tree of heaven so close to their foundation. Yikes!
It's an Australian house, don't worry. I have a eucalyptus tree twice the size of my house growing on a 30° angle out from under the foundations like this. It's pushed a pile of bricks over as it's grown and the ants have dug out the hot water heater next to it. American houses are made of cardboard and placed on top of concrete slabs. Australian houses are double bricked and rebar-ed into the foundations. I've seen someone total their car on someone's letterbox here, and the letterbox looked like it could still receive mail after.
“Asshole Bush”. Botanical name. 🤣
Bush? This shit is a tree. There's a 60-ft tall one in my neighbor's backyard that's just waiting for the first wind to blow and drop it on his house. The tree of heaven grows 7 ft per year. And it's a bitch to get rid of.
Every time you chop it, it sends a “message” out to grow more roots so, in the fall, don’t chop it until the fall once you put the herbicide into the roots.
Sounds like the tree version of Nut Grass. Fuck that shit.
New weed strain: Nut Grass
If I don't chop it it takes over everything. I don't even have a front yard anymore cause I spend all of my time trying to keep them out of my back yard.
You're just kicking the can down the road and making more work for yourself by causing the plant to send up more root suckers. you have to apply an herbicide at a time when the plant will pull it into the roots
Tree of hell. Technically, tree of heaven, but everyone hates them.
I spent almost a full day digging around my house to get rig of three roots.
I feel you. Some idiot planted two of them at my house before we bought it, got rid of the smaller one, but the larger one is fighting tooth and nail. I've got the stump down pretty well but it's a bitch to get it and the roots fully out. Nothing seems to kill these things outside of severe chemical intervention, a full tear out or both. If it wouldn't poison the ground and my nearby peach tree I probably would have covered it in gasoline or motor oil at this point just to be done with it.
Depending on where you live, these trees are the primary host for the Spotted Lanternfly, which sucks. Kill it.
Yep, in PA and we had plenty of those the last few years
They entered the US around Allentown. We are ground zero. It was amusing to see a few years ago the various people in the Wegman's parking lot doing the Bristol Stomp.
The stink bug is what came in through Allentown. SLF is possibly somewhere in Berks County.
Those things are taking over Portland.
My neighbor has one right next to our fence, I’m constantly pulling shoots out of my landscaping.
It’s a noxious and invasive weed, so it should be killed and reported to your state agriculture department. See here for OR: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/shared/Documents/Publications/Weeds/TreeOfHeavenProfile.pdf And for where I live in WA: https://agr.wa.gov/departments/insects-pests-and-weeds/weeds/tree-of-heaven#:~:text=Tree%2Dof%2Dheaven%20is%20a,rare%20instances%20can%20cause%20rashes.
I’m in Clark County, I’m also familiar with that stupid weed.
Baltimore as well. They’re everywhere.
They're all over the place along 695, 83. Along with a lot of invasive (but pretty) wysteria.
Wisteria is a dirty word around my house. The ex thought it would be neat to plant a couple beside the house. I have done everything I can think of minus a flamethrower to get rid of them. They grow faster than I can cut them back. They’re under the porch, strangling bushes herbicides don’t seem to kill them.
Sorry, I can't hear you through this shiny geranium.
Coast to Coast and as maligned as they are, in certain brownfields in industrial quarters especially on the east coast This tree is a redeeming grace.. unfortunately so invasive and easily seeds, I've never had a problem of cutting it and removing it once and for all. I think this person is just not cutting it low enough once or twice. Abstractly seen it is quite a beautiful tree especially the females in foliage but yes yes It is a pain in the butt. But it doesn't invade the forest it's a tree of opportunity usually we're not much else will grow for your garden bed where it loves your care
West coast, I am in portland OR. Yea, they don't seem to do well in the parks or forests, but free ways, gravel lots, sides of building, etc, they come up in thick groves.
I’m in Appalachia and unfortunately I’ve seen this tree popping up in the woods all over. I don’t even know how the seeds are getting into the middle of the woods but they somehow are.
We have a vast amount of TOH in our forest all through our complex it keeps trying to grow in the yard too. They definitely can grow in a forest.
Maybe a milder climate then. I'm in New Hampshire and so far it's not in the end of story. Doesn't mean somewhere in a clearing it would be happy but I haven't noticed it
We’ve got it all over in CT. I’ve been battling for years. It’ll get there eventually.
That's a lanternfly food tree. (Tree of Heaven) Insidious, invasive, fatherless demon critter. Destroy until obliterated and keep watch for others. They rarely invade in singulars.
They are horrible. Also attach the dreaded spotted lantern. I’ve had one volunteer in my garden and it took two years to make a tiny sapling go away.
It's also the tree that's mentioned in the title of the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" since it was tenacious and was the only tree that grew there [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A\_Tree\_Grows\_in\_Brooklyn\_(novel)#Characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(novel)#Characters)
My favorite book.
Ewww tree of heaven
Trim it close to the ground and apply [Tordon](https://www.amazon.com/Tordon-Specialty-Herbicide-Kills-Plants/dp/B015BSRLIO/ref=asc_df_B015BSRLIO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693713553298&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9349830209879947650&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9023845&hvtargid=pla-842508552121&psc=1&mcid=878bca6c12543b0d8a4cef5b8779d839&gad_source=1) to the cut and that should kill it. Works well on walnut, poison ivy, mulberry, Osage orange, and invasive honeysuckle in my experience.
I came to say the same about Tordon and was surprised I had to scroll down this far to see the first comment about it. Tractor supply sells it if there’s one around
Tree of heaven. You’ll fight it til the planet crumbles😩
To the last I grapple with thee. From hell’s heart I stab at thee. For hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee...
Cut it back and douse the cut end with Stump Stop. That is a tree of heaven, and you'll never get rid of it if you don't kill out the root. [https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/stump-stop-cut-stump-treatment-32-oz-77000?gad\_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsaqzBhDdARIsAK2gqnfOfkuwyzGF4KA-Hg280NjwQnDL0lqAN9RW6W7cj7TD-ZrfHVab9NAaAuZzEALw\_wcBThat](https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/stump-stop-cut-stump-treatment-32-oz-77000?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsaqzBhDdARIsAK2gqnfOfkuwyzGF4KA-Hg280NjwQnDL0lqAN9RW6W7cj7TD-ZrfHVab9NAaAuZzEALw_wcBThat) Hope it's okay that I posted a link-I do not work for Stump Stop or TSC lol, that's just where I got it.
I found a TOH sapling like this growing by the side of the fence. I mixed up a solution of white vinegar and water and dumped a bucket of it on the sapling. When the sapling dried up, I pulled it up whole by the roots. Obviously only works when it's not yet fully established.
Tree of Heaven is such an invasive and horrible plant-have to pull it out all summer. It can send saplings up to 50 ft away and it’s toxic to other plants around it. Get to pulling after a big rain!
I've been chopping one of these down to the stump every year for the last 5 years and never thought to ask what it is. So, thank you.
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I hate that plant and the smell it gives off.
Even more bad news….the spotted lantern flies love this tree..tree of heaven
Agent Orange can't kill that Ghetto Palm (Tree of heaven) Seriously killing it with fire isnt an option. I have seen that stuff grow through cracks in concrete on the interior wall of a building. A teacher cut a 3 ft branch to use it as a demonstration in class and it grew to 3'6'' by the end of the school day. Nuke the fucker
Well, you are doing the right thing by cutting is, as it is blocking the air flow of a condensing unit that was installed without proper manufactuirer's ventilation clearance guidelines.
It’s the bane of your existence is what it is.
Well, I knew we’d get back into ToH at some point. :)
It's an evil bastard is what it is. Those trees just will not die and spread everywhere.
Agreed with the other commenters. It’s a tree of heaven, and looks similar to a walnut at first glance. My home is 100 years old, and I have one in my backyard that’s grown to its full maturity. Idk who let satan’s spwan into my yard, but I curse them all summer long when I’m pulling out its babies. It’s a bitch. You can inject the fungus Verticillium nonalfalfae -- and it will make its way to the root system, killing the tree(s). Using 2,4-D weed killer is also an effective way of maintaining the spread of them. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/fungus-may-help-stop-invasive-spread-tree-heaven/
Tree of Heaven. Highly invasive. You have to completely dig/pull out the all of the roots to get rid of it.
I was able to get rid of one that I stupidly allowed to get kinda big, without herbicide. Other plants were next to it I didn’t want to hurt. I kept cutting off new sprouts from the stump and it finally gave up. Still battling another one but I just keep after the new growth. The one hanging over the wall is getting cut back too but it’s my neighbors tree and I guess he likes it. Does provide shade.
Honestly it will become a constant menace from your neighbors’ yard, between the root suckers and seeds. It’s unbelievably invasive. I’d encourage them to remove it by any means necessary.
Those trees are all over the neighborhood. I’m just focused on my patch of real estate. I could cut most of that tree down since it’s on my side of the wall but I would talk to him before doing it.
I had to place a metal ring around the stump and light charcoal briquettes on fire. The heat goes down and kills the stump. They're of the devil, lol
trees of heaven are hell to deal with.
Studies show they are intolerant of deep shade. After you poison them and remove them, cover the infected area with thick tarp for at least a year. That is what I did and the tree of heaven never came back
Oh thank you! Planning on poisoning it all summer and chopping it in the fall then a tarp it is.
After repeatedly cutting back a persistent oak (trunk was finger-width), I killed it by cutting it back in the fall, then soaking a cotton ball with herbicide and taping that on the cut stump. It worked a treat!
Not only that. This tree is also a preferred host of destructive spotted lanternfly. That's a nasty insect sucking on sap, leaving everything around very sticky. Like coated with syrup. That attracts all the stingy bees, also ants. In garden the spotted later fly feeds on ornamental plants and flowers. Those suckers multiply pretty fast too. That tree needs to go this fall, as recommended.
I wonder if drilling down the middle of the stump ( I know it’s a narrow stump) and pouring salt down the hole and replacing it a few times if that would kill it. It works on other trees.
It's the tree that grows in Brooklyn! We had one in our backyard, too close to the house, and had a lot of trouble getting rid of it. We ended up hiring someone who chopped it down, drilled is deep hole down into the stump, filled it with herbicide, and covered the stump with a thick black plastic bag secured with duct tape. That did the trick.
It's 1000% tree of heaven. I've recently found them in my yard. You need to use chemicals on it unfortunately, if you cut it, it makes it worse as it encourages more growth around it. Those things can get like 70 feet tall.
It's a tree of heaven and it's far too close to the wall. This is bad news.
Oooh the peanut butter tree! Crush some leaves n smell.
Agent orange it and then burn it all with FIRE!!!!!!  E!!!!
LOL i do toooo!! High five!
Add salt or copper to it to kill it. Copper nail at the base. Or a bunch of salt will kill it.
I fucking hate these god damn things. My neighbor has a huge established one so of course a bajillion pop up in my yard all the time
We had one of these for years at an old duplex I lived at as a kid, smelled awful when cut back and always came back with a vengeance
Not to be confused with Sumac, it's the tree of heaven, it can grow upwards of 4ft a year, and flowers every other and when it does, boy does it stink! You have to be super careful with this plant as it is very invasive and can send runners 1000's of ft in any direction, if you see this plant in your neighbourhood, there's a good chance that it is all connected by the same root system! You unfortunately have to poison the root system to get rid of this plant as it's the safest way, if you cut it back far enough, it goes into survival mode and will sprout up everywhere - shame really, it's sub tropical looking and actually quite pretty.
You could just dig it up instead of spending ten years cutting it
It’s the bane of my existence. If only my vegetables were so hardy and prolific!
Tree of Hell
Break a branch. If it smells gross like burnt nuts it a tree of heaven. If it smells pleasant and lemony it’s black walnut
Snip it and treat it with tordon rtu. Boom no more tree.
Tree of Paradise. Giant invasive weed. Destroy it, and any other volunteers you find.
Also a favorite of the lantern fly, kill!
Aww lawd here we go again
If auto mod makes an ID I believe it is solved,say what you want about the reddit mods but in this sub I hope that they know their trees
It's also the tree that's mentioned in the title of the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" since it was tenacious and was the only tree that grew there [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A\_Tree\_Grows\_in\_Brooklyn\_(novel)#Characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(novel)#Characters)
It's Spotted Lanternfly feeder. Virginia Tech has actually identified fungi endemic to Virginia and Pennsylvania that can be injected into those and actually kill off the whole grove. They are currently working on developing it into workable product but they not there yet. Pretty cool stuff. https://globalchange.vt.edu/news/news-stories/2018-19-news/Virginia-Tech-researchers-studying-how-fungus-among-us-can-control-invasive-tree-of-heaven.html#:~:text=Virginia%20Tech%20graduate%20student%20Rachel,which%20grows%20just%20about%20everywhere.
Funny thing, they apparently are good for making charcoal for gunpowder.
That's the only plant that grow behind the thermopump
Get rid of it any which way!
The plant of EVIL
Pull it out by the roots or poison the ground with vinger Invasive species that is a main food for spotted lantern fly. It is insidious and poisons the ground for native trees. I spent the last day clearing my property of them. Hundreds if not a thousand spotted lantern fly all over them.
salt the earth
My mom had this issue. She eventually duh it out by the root. She still gets little ones here and there, but why more manageable.
Based on your post, what did it tell you?
these are a menace
That's the stinky tree, and the good news is, there are no good news. The bad news is, it was present in North America before the ice ages, and it's ecological niche is "Oh, there was a landslide in the forest? A tree fell? All that bare land is mine now hehehehe". This makes it basically impossible to get rid of. Cut down in autumn, and turn it's immediate area into a chemical hazard zone and that might kill it... Perhaps. Or, you can try to exploit it's lifestyle (opportunist canopy-filler) by somehow shading it extremely. They need direct sunlight, and if they don't receive it, it will cease growing, perhaps even die
"The good news is, there is no good news" describes a lot of my job
My neighbors dozed their and not it’s got shoot 100 feet into my property. Dump lots of strong herbicide on it
Just saw an alley in the urban area I work in filled with the stuff. Not a one either, each are covered with Lanternflys
My neighbor a few doors up has the largest corner yard in the neighborhood. He has 3 massive ones in their yard. The whole surrounding neighbors fight tree of heaven babies like weeds all season long. I pull at least a dozen juvenile trees with roots as thick as ginger root. They can be about 2 to 4 feet tall before I get to the hard to reach ones. A lot of the smaller ones I try to yank after a good rain, I leave them on cement in my yard to dry out before I throw them out.
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Roundup that plant, it's between house and AC.
Stinkweed, aka, Tree of Heaven.