{"id":526,"date":"2009-01-08T16:43:57","date_gmt":"2009-01-08T22:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?p=526"},"modified":"2021-02-25T02:07:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T07:07:10","slug":"ailanthus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/ailanthus\/","title":{"rendered":"Ailanthus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"526\" class=\"elementor elementor-526\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-837de08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"837de08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-522e1cdc\" data-id=\"522e1cdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2744ef15 custom-breadcrumbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2744ef15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/\"><!-- home --><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><strong> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/\">Hardwoods<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/simaroubaceae\/\">Simaroubaceae<\/a> &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/simaroubaceae\/ailanthus\/\"> Ailanthus <\/a>&gt; <\/strong>altissima\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d7bfd98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d7bfd98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cbf3489\" data-id=\"3cbf3489\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc27116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cc27116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_24622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24622\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima-225x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima-225x450.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima-300x600.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima-75x150.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cd4676c\" data-id=\"5cd4676c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b73ca18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b73ca18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/common-name\/\"><strong>Common Name(s):<\/strong><\/a> Ailanthus, tree of heaven, Chinese sumac<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/scientific-name\/\"><strong>Scientific Name:<\/strong><\/a> Ailanthus altissima<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/distribution\/\"><strong>Distribution:<\/strong><\/a> Native to China; widely naturalized worldwide<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/tree-size\/\"><strong>Tree Size:<\/strong><\/a> 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall,<\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/average-dried-weight\/\"><strong>Average Dried Weight:<\/strong><\/a> 37.1 lbs\/ft<sup>3<\/sup> (600\u00a0 kg\/m<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/p><p><strong><a title=\"Technically, specific gravity is a measure of the ratio of a wood\u2019s density as compared to water. (So if a wood is of the same density as water, the specific gravity would be 1.00.) The first number is the basic specific gravity, based on the botanical standard of ovendry weight and green volume. The second number is meant for woodworkers, and is simply a snapshot of the wood\u2019s specific gravity at 12% MC, (that is, both 12% MC weight and volume).\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/specific-gravity\/\">Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0.44, .60<\/p><p><a title=\"The actual number listed is the amount of pounds-force (lbf) or newtons (N) required to imbed a .444 inch (11.28 mm) diameter steel ball into the wood to half the ball\u2019s diameter. This number is given for wood that has been dried to a 12% moisture content, unless otherwise noted.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/janka-hardness\/\"><strong>Janka Hardness:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a01,420 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\u00a0(6,300 N)<\/p><p><a title=\"Modulus of rupture, frequently abbreviated as MOR, (sometimes referred to as bending strength), is a measure of a specimen\u2019s strength before rupture. It can be used to determine a wood species\u2019 overall strength; unlike the modulus of elasticity, which measures the wood\u2019s deflection, but not its ultimate strength. (That is to say, some species of wood will bow under stress, but not easily break.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-rupture\/\"><strong>Modulus of Rupture:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a011,060 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0(76.2 MPa)<\/p><p><a title=\"In the simplest terms, the modulus of elasticity (MOE) measures a wood\u2019s stiffness, and is a good overall indicator of its strength. Technically it\u2019s a measurement of the ratio of stress placed upon the wood compared to the strain (deformation) that the wood exhibits along its length.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-elasticity\/\"><strong>Elastic Modulus:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a01,623,000 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0(11,19 GPa)<\/p><p><a title=\"Sometimes known as compression strength parallel to the grain, this is a measurement of the wood\u2019s maximum crushing strength when weight is applied to the ends of the wood (compression is parallel to the grain). This number is a good indicator of the wood\u2019s strength in applications such as deck posts, chair legs, or other circumstances where the load being applied is parallel rather than perpendicular to the grain.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/crushing-strength\/\"><strong>Crushing Strength:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a06,680 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0(46.1 MPa)<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/dimensional-shrinkage\/\"><strong>Shrinkage:<\/strong><\/a> Radial: 6.1%, Tangential: 10.8%,<\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Volumetric: 17.1%, T\/R Ratio: 1.8<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337e13a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"337e13a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pics\"><i class=\"fa fa-camera-retro fa-lg\"><\/i> <strong>More images<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"#identification\"><i class=\"fa fa-search fa-lg\"><\/i> <strong>Identification<\/strong><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f7977e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f7977e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ed90af4\" data-id=\"3ed90af4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491bfe14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"491bfe14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-color-appearance\/\"><strong>Color\/Appearance:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Ranges from a pale yellow to light brown, sometimes with brighter yellowish or olive-hued streaks. Overall appearance is similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/white-ash\/\">ash<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-grain-texture\/\">Grain\/Texture:<\/a><\/strong> Has an open, porous texture and a moderate natural luster.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-durability\/\">Rot Resistance:<\/a><\/strong> No data available; reported to have good insect resistance.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-workability\/\"><strong>Workability:<\/strong><\/a> Easy to work with hand and machine tools. Turns, glues, stains, and finishes well.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-odor\/\">Odor:<\/a><\/strong> No characteristic odor.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\"><strong>Allergies\/Toxicity:<\/strong><\/a> Ailanthus has been reported to cause skin irritation.\u00a0See the articles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\">Wood Allergies and Toxicity<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-dust-safety\/\">Wood Dust Safety<\/a> for more information.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-pricing-availability\/\"><strong>Pricing\/Availability:<\/strong><\/a> No data available.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/restricted-and-endangered-wood-species\/\"><strong>Sustainability:<\/strong><\/a> This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In many locations it&#8217;s considered to be an invasive or pest species.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Common Uses:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Cabinetry, turned objects, and paper (pulpwood).<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Comments:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Once viewed as an honored ornamental tree in China, resulting in it becoming widely naturalized throughout much of the world during the 19th century. Today, ailanthus\u2019 quick growth and hardiness have proved to be overwhelming for many ecosystems, and it is widely viewed as an invasive species.<\/p><p>The tree is commonly called tree of heaven\u2014from the Ambonese word <em>aylanto<\/em> (rendered <em>ailanthus<\/em> in Latin). The name is in reference to the great heights of the tree (helped by a very robust grow rate). One <em>Ailanthus<\/em> species native to Melasia, <em>Ailanthus integrifolia,<\/em> can reach heights up to 200 feet (60 meters) and may be the original source for the common name, <em>aylanto\u2014<\/em>tree of heaven.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37e58b5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37e58b5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14d9a62d\" data-id=\"14d9a62d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2a00b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-advads_ad_widget\" data-id=\"8d2a00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"pics\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-advads_ad_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"datab-2365128771\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3550840598661096\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3550840598661096\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7018119591\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e9f278a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e9f278a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b748df\" data-id=\"1b748df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a0d09c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a0d09c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Images:<\/strong><\/span> Drag the slider up\/down to toggle between raw and finished wood. 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https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima5-adam.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ailanthus turned (Adam Cottrill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bfbbc8a\" data-id=\"7bfbbc8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c526d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c526d2\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/\">Hardwood Anatomy<\/a> for definitions of endgrain features.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-664247d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"664247d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eddc352\" data-id=\"2eddc352\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2819fd58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2819fd58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_24624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24624\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima4-225x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima4-225x338.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima4-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima4-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima4.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ailanthus (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff976d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff976d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_24625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24625\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima3-225x45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima3-225x45.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima3-600x120.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima3-100x20.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ailanthus-altissima3.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ailanthus (endgrain 1x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d4d565\" data-id=\"34d4d565\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b77b4b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b77b4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#porosity\"><strong>Porosity:<\/strong><\/a> ring porous<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#arrangement\"><strong>Arrangement:<\/strong><\/a> earlywood in single broken row, latewood in diagonal\/tangential arrangement<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#size\"><strong>Vessels:<\/strong><\/a> very large earlywood pores, small to medium latewood pores<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#paratracheal\"><strong>Parenchyma:<\/strong><\/a> vasicentric, winged, and confluent in latewood<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#rays\"><strong>Rays:<\/strong><\/a> medium to wide; wide spacing<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Lookalikes\/Substitutes:<\/strong><\/span> Can be confused with species of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/white-ash\/\">ash <em>(Fraxinus<\/em> genus)<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/sassafras\/\">sassafras <em>(Sassafras albidum).<\/em><\/a> Both of these lookalikes can be distinguished from ailanthus by the ray width. Ailanthus has wider rays that are generally visible even without magnification, while the others have narrower rays that can&#8217;t be seen clearly without magnification.<\/p><p>Another less common wood that bears an even closer resemblance to ailanthus is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hackberry\/\">hackberry <em>(Celtis occidentalis)<\/em><\/a>. Hackberry&#8217;s lighter colored sapwood (excluding its darker heartwood) matches in both appearance and anatomy. However, hackberry&#8217;s earlywood pores are in rows at least two to three pores wide, while ailanthus tends to have its earlywood pores in a row more or less only one pore wide.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/span> None.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f6840c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f6840c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5181574e\" data-id=\"5181574e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2926e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2926e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/\"><!-- home --><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><strong> &gt; 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