Tree of Heaven
(Ailanthus altissima)
EAST OF C.E.S.L., NEXT TO THE BUILDING



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74 This deciduous, temperate-zone tree, originally from the interior of China, has been carried by Western man to wherever it will grow in the northern and southern hemispheres. It tolerates more air pollution than any other tree and is a familiar sight in most large temperate-zone cities where it often becomes a weed.