Medicines
Tree of Heaven
Category: Medicines - plant based
Type
Voluntary
Introduction and description
Ailanthus altissima commonly known as tree of heaven, ailanthus, stinktree or in Standard Chinese as chouchun (Chinese: 臭椿; pinyin: chòuchūn; literally: "foul smelling tree"), is a deciduous tree in the Simaroubaceae family.
The name ailanthus is derived from the Ambonese word ailanto, meaning "heaven-tree" or "tree reaching for the sky".
The description for this tree and all its obervations are to be found under the common name Stinktree - please follow the LINK.