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Ailanthus altissima
Medium sized, mature female tree with pale, smooth bark and seeds with pink wings.
Coastal area, wildlife refuge. Non-native species, introduced from Asia.
Betty Smith's “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” revolves around this species.
No problem KS. I can attest to that. I have the tree around my house, on railway property and it is constantly sprouting up sucker trees in my lawn and garden. Tree of hell indeed!
Awesome, D, thanks for the ID. I read the wiki page and laughed that some people call it "tree of Hell" and "ghetto palm".
Spotted on Aug 11, 2013
Submitted on Aug 23, 2013
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