Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle, 1916 29% complete

Varnishtree

J. Washington Acad. Sci. 6: 495 (1916)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Source not recorded8 Not on the record12 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (Mill.) Swingle No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography J. Washington Acad. Sci. 6: 495 (1916) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1916 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Varnishtree No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations China No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 1517 cm
  • 1517 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 62 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 92, 174, 175, 214, 500, 673, 873, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 1517 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 62 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 92, 174, 175, 214, 500, 673, 873, 882, 918
  • Superseded 1517 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 62 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 92, 174, 175, 214, 500, 673, 873, 882, 918
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 500, 918
  • Superseded phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit color red, yellow
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded red, yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 882
  • Superseded red, yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 882
Sourced
Fruit shape samara
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth rate empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 2100 cm
  • 2100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 92, 174, 175, 214, 500, 673, 873, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 2100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 92, 174, 175, 214, 500, 673, 873, 882, 918
  • Superseded 2100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 92, 174, 175, 214, 500, 673, 873, 882, 918
Sourced
Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 460, 759, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 460, 759, 882, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 460, 759, 882, 918
Sourced
Fruit months empty
  • jan, feb, mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct, nov, dec · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, feb, mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct, nov, dec · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
  • Superseded jan, feb, mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct, nov, dec · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 882
Not on the record
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 89, 444, 445
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 89, 444, 445
Sourced
Soil nutriments 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline)
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 52 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 21.2 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 227, 412, 554, 981
  • Superseded 21.2 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 227, 412, 554, 981
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • fuelwood, human_food, lumber, medical, nursery_stock, ornamental, other, timber, veneer · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded fuelwood, human_food, lumber, medical, nursery_stock, ornamental, other, timber, veneer · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
  • Superseded fuelwood, human_food, lumber, medical, nursery_stock, ornamental, other, timber, veneer · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Salt tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record