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Ailanthus altissima

Tree of Heaven

A member of the Simaroubaceae, the Quassia Family

Fruit and foliage of Ailanthus altissima, Cottonwood, Arizona.

Fruiting branch.

Cottonwood: In Silver Spring Gulch between 12th Street and Main Street
at ca. 3350 feet elevation.

13 June 2007.


Leaflets of Ailanthus altissima, Cottonwood, Arizona.

Leaflets in detail.
Same plant as in prior image.

13 June 2007.


Leaf of Ailanthus altissima, Cottonwood, Arizona.

Leaf, same tree as in prior image.

13 June 2007.


Foliage habit of Ailanthus altissima, Cottonwood, Arizona.

Foliage habit.
Same plant as in prior images.

13 June 2007.


Habitat of Ailanthus altissima, Cottonwood, Arizona.

Habit and habitat.
Same tree as in previous image.

13 June 2007.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 21 August 2007; revised 26 May 2008.

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