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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
my samples
both sides and both ends of a sample piece
end grain closeup of the piece directly above
web pics
planks
two views of a spalted bowl blank