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AILANTHUS

Ailanthus altissima
Ailanthus altissima of the family Simaroubaceae, the quassia family

An urban tree (tree-of-heaven), planted worldwide (and a weed tree)

My thanks to Paul van Rijckevorsel for this summary

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my samples



both sides and both ends of a sample piece


end grain closeup of the piece directly above


planks and closeup


planks


planks and closeup


small plank, cut from the larger one above and sanded for the pic, and an end grain shot


end grain closeup of the piece directly above

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web pics


planks


sets of planks from the same vendor --- these are the planks from which many of my sample above are taken. The wood does not have any of the red that this vendor frequently has in his pics. As you can see up in my section, these pieces are more yellowish than orange-tinted.


turning stock


two views of a spalted bowl blank