There are several species of Saturniidae that are also farmed for their silk, such as the Ailanthus moth ( Samia cynthia group of species ), the Chinese Oak Silkmoth ( Antheraea pernyi ), the Assam Silkmoth ( Antheraea assamensis ), and the Japanese Silk Moth ( Antheraea yamamai ).

The buildings are separated in mid-block by the narrowest of access alleys, giving glimpses of Ailanthus foliage in the side-street yards.

The southern hardwood forests are dominated by black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia ), which is exotic, and black cherry ( Prunus serotina ); with lesser numbers of native oaks ( Quercus ) and maples ( Acer ), and the exotic tree of heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ).

The tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima, produces allelochemicals in its roots that inhibit the growth of many plants.

The Ailanthus webworm is thought to be native to South Florida and the American tropics ( south to Costa Rica ), habitat to its original larval host plants, the Paradise Tree ( Simarouba glauca ) and Simarouba amara.

* Ailanthus altissima ( Tree of Heaven ) – northern and central mainland China, Taiwan, arguably the best known species.

In 1852 a rich Englishman, George Watson-Taylor, bought Monte Cristo and transformed Cala Maestra into a garden, planting eucalyptus and many exotic plants, among them the Asiatic Ailanthus altissima, an invasive species which now infests the island.

Ailanthus, common-name Tree of Heaven, is considered an invasive species, although it is still sold by nurseries as yard plant, mainly because it is one of the species that will grow in polluted or otherwise difficult places.

It includes some rare species like the Dawn Redwood and the local Ailanthus.

The best-known species is the temperate Chinese Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima, which has become a cosmopolitan urban weed tree.

Ailanthus (; derived from ailanto, an Ambonese word probably meaning " tree of the gods " or " tree of heaven ") is a genus of trees belonging to the family Simaroubaceae, in the order Sapindales ( formerly Rutales or Geraniales ).

Another tree called Tree-of-Heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ), originally from China, has been widely introduced and Atteva aurea has jumped to this new host plant ( giving it its common name, Ailanthus webworm ).

Champa incenses contain a semi-liquid resin, " halmaddi ," taken from the Ailanthus Malabarica tree, which gives them their characteristic grey color and damp texture: halmaddi is hygroscopic.

Like many other natural areas in the eastern United States, the forest has a significant problem with invasive exotics, including tree-of-heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ), autumn olive ( Eleagnus umbellata ), Amur honeysuckle ( Lonicera maackii ), Japanese honeysuckle ( Lonicera japonica ), and princess tree ( Paulownia tomentosa ).

Ailanthus has become a part of western culture as well, with the tree serving as the central metaphor and subject matter of the best-selling American novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.

Examples of trees that do well as pollards include broadleaves such as beeches ( Fagus ), oaks ( Quercus ), maples ( Acer ), black locust or false acacia ( Robinia pseudoacacia ), hornbeams ( Carpinus ), lindens or limes ( Tilia ), planes ( Platanus ), horse chestnuts ( Aesculus ), mulberries ( Morus ), redbud ( Cercis canadensis ), tree of heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ) and willows ( Salix ), and a few conifers, such as yews ( Taxus ).

* Ailanthus vilmoriniana, which according to an unpublished checklist is a synonym of Ailanthus altissima.

* Ailanthus triphysa ( White Siris ) – northern and eastern Australia.

Ailanthus malabarica is a synonym of Ailanthus triphysa.

A silk spinning moth, the Ailanthus silkmoth ( Samia cynthia ), lives on Ailanthus leaves, and yields a silk more durable and cheaper than mulberry silk, but inferior to it in fineness and gloss.

Other Lepidoptera whose larvae feed on Ailanthus include Endoclita malabaricus.

), black cherry ( Prunus serotina ), and tree-of-heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ); and beachgrass ( Ammophila breviligulata ) dune.

The Ailanthus trees were also to be eradicated.

Until March 26, 2008, a-tall 75 year old Tree of Heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ) was a prominent centerpiece of the sculpture garden at the museum.

The Ailanthus webworm, Atteva aurea, is an ermine moth now found commonly in the United States.

Ailanthus altissima (), commonly known as tree of heaven, ailanthus, or in Standard Chinese as chouchun (), is a deciduous tree in the Simaroubaceae family.

Unlike other members of the genus Ailanthus, it is found in temperate climates rather than the tropics.

Woody vegetation in the catchment of the lake consists of Melia, Ailanthus, Robinia, Daphne, Celtis, Rose, Ephedra, Pinus roxburghii, Pinus halepensis, Pinus gerardiana, Cupressus torulosa and Cupressus arizonica.

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