Tree of Heaven - Ailanthus altissima ( edit ) |
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Botany |
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| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Simaroubaceae |
| Sub-family: | Simarouboideae (subfam & crops) |
| Species: | Ailanthus altissima |
| Common name: | Tree of Heaven |
Vertical photograph ( אד ) |
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| Belmonte, Netherlands - 10 October 2016 (more photos) |
Origin |
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| North China (other crops from this region ) |
Uses |
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| Main use: | timber |
| Harvest method: | total removing |
| Shelf life: | no shelf life |
| Yield first season: | inapplicable |
| Yield top season: | inapplicable |
| Parameter | Concerning part | Quality | Crop's name | Proportion | Top-50 | |
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| Edibility | inedible |
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| Medicinal | bark |
no effect |
Ailanthone |
0.40% |
0.60% |
medicals |
| Lipids | inapplicable (steam distillation ) |
inapplicable |
sumac oil |
0.30%
| 2.00%
| liphids |
| Apiculture: | inapplicable |
honey | ||||
| Fruit: | inedible |
fruits | ||||
| Nut: | inedible |
nuts | ||||
| Fodder: | fodder | |||||
| Wood | stem / wood | good |
Chinese sumac wood |
640ρ | 660ρ | timber |
| Fuel: | stem / wood | 5.75 credits | 4,600 kcal/kg | fuelwood | ||
| Minor uses:
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assessments of other crops |
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creditsPlant Details |
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Jerusalem, Israel - 15 August 2016 (more photos) |
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Crown |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | Top-50 |
| Height: | 25 |
m | tallest |
| Crown width: | 17 |
m | widest |
| Planting distance: | 400 |
cm | |
| Row distance: | 400 |
cm | |
| Growing speed: | fast |
fastest | |
| Shade tolerance: | partial shade |
umbra | |
Roots |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 | |
| RootSystem: | shallow |
hexagon | |
| MycorRhiza: | endo-mycorrhizae |
AM-plants | |
| Symbiotic fungi: | M-fungi | ||
| N-fixing: | not able to |
N-plants | |
| Symbiotic bacteria: | N-bact. | ||
Crop Timing |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | Top-50 |
| First flowering: | 9 - 12 | Years | latest |
| Soonest commercial removal: | 12 |
Years | fastest |
| Lifespan: | 50 |
Years | oldest |
| InterCropModel(ICM): | |
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Regeneration |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 | |
| Flower morphology: | bi-sexual |
specials | |
| Pollinators: | bees |
specials | |
| Allelopathy: | a bit allelopathic | resists | |
| Abscission: | decidious in winter | specials | |
| Invasiveness: | very invasive | weeds | |
| Thorns: | no thorns | fencers | |
Environment |
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| Parameter | min | optimal | max | Unit | Top-50 | |
| Altitude: | 0m | 1000 m | 2,000m | meters above sea-level | highest | |
| Temperature: | -9°C | 10°C | 29°C | Celcius | hardiest | |
| Rainfall: | 300 mm | 1400 mm | 2,500 mm | mm/year (litres/m2) | dryest | |
| Soil-pH: | 5.5 | 8.0 | pH | dryest | ||
| Soil-texture: | loam |
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| Climate: | temperate |
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Seeds |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | |
| Seed storage: | epigeous |
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| Seed viability: | 5 |
months | |
| Seed weight: | 28,000 |
35,000 |
seeds/kg |
Tolerances |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 |
| Salt tolerance: | a bit tolerant |
tolerants |
| Wind tolerance: | tolerant |
tolerants |
| Fire tolerance: | tolerant |
tolerants |
Pests and Diseases |
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| Pests: | Diseases: | ||
Propagation instruction |
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| (more photos) | Jerusalem, Israel - 13 October 2016 (more photos) |
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Seeds Market |
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| Demends: | Offers: | ||
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| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||
Additional Photos |
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| Stem photo: | Crop's photo: |
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| Belmonte, Netherlands - 16 October 2016 (more photos) | (more photos) |