Hairy Tree of Heaven, Girald's Tree of Heaven, Mao Chou Chun

Ailanthus giraldii it is a tree similar to commonly grown A. altissima, but it is smaller (to 10m = 33ft tall - in comparision to 20m = 6...Read More6ft of A. altissima) and has larger leaves (to 1,8m=6ft on young trees and about 0,9m=3ft on adult trees), larger fruits (samaries to 6 x 2 cm = 2,4 x 0,8 inch), brownish-gray young branches and brown wood. It is native to China (sparse forests or mixed forests in mountains - Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan). It hybridize easily with A. vilmoriniana (and maybe also A. altissima). Very fast growing tree. Creates numerous suckers. It is not invasive in central Europe. In zone 6b it survives well the winters (frost kills only tips of shoots)