The trees are preferred hosts for an invasive species first reported in the state in 2014. They've since infested some areas.

One unlucky person who noticed a fast-growing plant by their house soon recognized their uninvited guest as an Ailanthus altissima, commonly known as a tree of heaven. "I'm 99% sure this is tree ...

The Ailanthus is also known as the Chinese sumac (because it looks like a sumac) and Tree of Heaven -- but there's nothing heavenly about this rapidly growing, unbearably stinky tree that's ...