Re: Monkey tree??

Until I got to the part about the bark being furry, it sounded like you  were 
describing Ailanthus (tree of heaven), an obnoxious weed tree. I have a  
cleared area at the end of my property where we have thinned out many trees to  
let in some light to plant some other things. This spring, I took down a large  
Ailanthus. There are numerous formal beds 50-100 feet away from where this 
tree  was growing and Ailanthus has been coming up in all of them. Some appear to 
be  seedlings, but others seem to be suckers. The cutting down of the parent 
tree  certain triggered a flurry of growth here. I probably pull up 50 a day.
 
Ailanthus does resemble sumac, blooms in the spring, and can turn red. It  is 
an extremely fast-growing weed tree.
Bill Lee
Cincinnati
 
In a message dated 8/18/2005 11:11:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
WhtRos2@aol.com writes:

They put  out runners just below the soil surface and she has  
suckers all over  which she is willing to "part with." The leaves are finely  
textured  and make me think initially of sumac. They are long and narrow and 
give   
the appearance of being "layered." She said it turns red in the fall and  is  
supposed to bloom in the spring altho hers hasn't yet. And the  fascinating 
part  
is the trunk is "furry!" Yep, that's  right.

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