Land Plants - invasive

Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) on Jul 27, 2012

Submitter does not have a specimen
EDRR Status: Local expert notified

Description of specimen

approximately 10 stems of Tree of Heaven 6-9 feet tall.

Commentary

Dear Doug,

Thank you so much for reporting tree of heaven, this is very helpful. I am very sorry for the very long delay in getting back to you, but I wanted to let you know that I have notified Oregon parks and Rec of this report.

Please keep the reports coming!

Tania

Tania Siemens
Watershed and Invasive Species Education (WISE) Program
Oregon Sea Grant
Oregon State University
cell: 541-914-0701 email: tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu


Tania Siemens
May 21, 2013, 9:41 a.m.

Remedy

Check out a really thorough guide regarding tree of heaven identification and control OSU’s Solve Pest Problems: https://solvepestproblems.oregonstate.edu/weeds/tree-of-heaven

The Portland metro-area Cooperative Weed Management Area also has some great best management practices for handling this weed The 4 County CWMA: https://4countycwma.org/assets/best-mgmt-practices/tree-of-heaven-bmp_final.pdf

Resources

https://solvepestproblems.oregonstate.edu/weeds/tree-of-heaven

https://4countycwma.org/assets/best-mgmt-practices/tree-of-heaven-bmp_final.pdf

Location

near the willamette river at Beacon Landing County Park.
I placed the map marker very precisely.

The area is in the active flood plain of the river and I fear that a flood could spread the vegetative propagules.

Expert Reviewer

Tania Siemens
WISE Program Coordinator (Watershed and Invasive Species Education)
Oregon Sea Grant Extension
Oregon State University
tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu
541-914-0701

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