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Article: What a Stinker! Offensive Tree Won't Go Away
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 7, 1995
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One of the best ways to identify the ailanthus tree is to crumple
one of its leaves. If an offensive odor overtakes you, then it is an
ailanthus.
And the "stink tree," as it is called, is persistent: It is
difficult to kill, can grow an inch a day and has firmly rooted
itself in the mid-Atlantic region and some parts of the West.
The tree "is a pretty bad problem and it's getting worse. It takes
over and out-competes native trees that are valuable resources," said
Philip D. Pannill, a regional forester for the Maryland Department of
Natural Resources.
"We're not only losing the battle against this tree, we're losing
most of the wars," Pannill said.
It was imported from China, inadvertently ...