Simaroubaceae
Tree of heaven
Ailanthus altissima
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Genus
- Ailanthus
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Common names
By language (60)
- Arabic
- أيلنط باسق, شجرة السما, شجرة السماء, شجرة الله, لسان الطير
- Armenian
- Այլանթ բարձրաբուն, Բարձրաբուն այլանթ
- arz
- ايلنط باسق
- Asturian
- Ailantu
- Azerbaijani
- Uca aylant
- Bangla
- আইলান্থাস আলতিসসিমা
- bar
- Himmésbaam
- Bulgarian
- Айлант, Айланд
- Burmese
- သစ်စေး
- Catalan
- Ailant
- Chinese
- 臭椿, 凤眼草, 山蜡梅, 椿皮, 樗叶, 樗白皮, 臭椿（臭椿树、樗树）, 木砻树
- Croatian
- Pajasen
- Czech
- Pajasan žláznatý
- Danish
- Skyrækker
- Dutch
- Hemelboom
- English
- Tree of heaven, Tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus, Chouchun, Varnish tree
- Estonian
- Näärmeline jumalapuu
- Finnish
- Haisujumaltenpuu, Jumaltenpuu
- French
- Ailante glanduleux, Ailante, Ailanthe, Faux vernis du Japon, Frêne puant, Vernis de Chine
- Galician
- Árbore do ceo, Ailanto
- Georgian
- Ჩინური ხემყრალი
- German
- Götterbaum, Drüsiger Götterbaum, Bitteresche, Himmelsbaum
- Greek
- Αείλανθος ο υψηλότατος
- gv
- Billey niau
- Hebrew
- אילנתה בלוטית
- hsb
- Wysoka pajasla
- Hungarian
- Mirigyes bálványfa, Bálványfa
- Irish
- Crann na nDéithe, Crann neimhe
- Italian
- Ailanto
- Japanese
- ニワウルシ, シンジュ
- Kazakh
- Айлант
- Korean
- 가죽나무, 가중나무
- ks
- دَروٕ کُل
- Kurdish
- Dara girdîgaran, دارا گردیگاران
- Latvian
- Augstais ailants, Ailants, Debeskoks, Debesu koks, Dievkoks
- Lithuanian
- Aukštasis ailantas
- lzh
- 樗
- Macedonian
- Кисело дрво
- Marathi
- महारुख
- mnc
- ᠸᠠᡥᡡᠨ ᠵᠠᠯᡤᠠᠰᡠ ᠮᠣᠣ
- nap
- Cazzipocchio
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Gudetre
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Gudetre
- nv
- Tʼiis naʼatłʼoʼii
- Persian
- عرعر, درخت عرعر
- Polish
- Bożodrzew gruczołowaty, Bożodrzew gruczołkowaty, Ajlant gruczołowaty, Bożodrzew chiński
- Portuguese
- Árvore-do-céu, Ailanto, Espanta-lobos
- Romanian
- Cenușer
- Russian
- Айлант высочайший
- Serbian
- Кисело дрво, Kiselo drvo, Пајасен
- shn
- မႆႉႁၵ်ႉ
- Slovak
- Pajaseň žliazkatý
- Slovenian
- Veliki pajesen
- Spanish
- Ailanto, A. altissima, Ailanto glanduloso, Arbol de la China, Arbol del Japon, Arbol del Japón, Falso Zumaque, Noguera loca
- Swedish
- Gudaträd
- Turkish
- Kokar ağaç, Cennet ağacı, Kokarağaç, Osuruk ağacı, Aylandız Ağacı
- Ukrainian
- Айлант найвищий, Айлант високий
- Urdu
- شجر فلک
- Vietnamese
- Xú xuân
- Welsh
- Coeden y nefoedd
Synonyms
- Ailanthus glandulosa var. erythrocarpa (Carrière) Mouill.
- Choerospondias auriculata D.Chandra
- Rhus cacodendron Ehrh.
- Toxicodendron altissimum Mill.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 602 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Toxicity: Moderate, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mefisher, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: jonsense, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Maheva B Laursen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Chris Merck, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Darkone, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Abrams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.