Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationAilanthus altissima
Ailanthus altissima
FamilyGenus: Ailanthusheimisch in Deutschland⚠️ EU list of invasive species
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Invasive species — EU Union list
This species is on the EU list of invasive alien species of Union concern (Regulation (EU) 2016/1141, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/1422). Possession, cultivation, transport, and release are prohibited across the EU. Listed since: 15.08.2019.
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PollinationFlower visit
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs in June and July. The tree is deciduous, shedding its leaves in autumn.
Safety note
No specific health or safety risks are recorded in the source data.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Bloom time
Jun – Jul
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
17.142 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Ailanthus altissima is a deciduous broad-leaved tree that can reach roughly 17 metres in height. It thrives in full sun and fresh, moderately moist, nutrient-rich soils, tolerating neutral to weakly acidic pH. Flowering takes place in June and July. It is introduced and well established in Great Britain, where it is treated as invasive, and it is designated an invasive alien species of European Union concern. The tree shows low tolerance of disturbance and is not salt-tolerant.
Other flower visitors
7 other species visit the flowers
Nyctalus noctulaHippodamia variegataStrophosoma melanogrammumPsittacula krameriCteniopus sulphureusPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataPsittacula eupatria
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•EU-Unionsliste invasiver Arten — DVO (EU) 2016/1141 konsolidiert bis 2025/1422, EUR-Lex CELEX:02016R1141-20250807 (Amtliches Recht der EU, frei nutzbar)
•INBO Union List — Adriaens T, Oldoni D (2025), DOI: 10.15468/97aucj (CC0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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