Tree-of-heaven arrived in Pennsylvania as an ornamental in 1784; now it grows from Maine to southern California and spreads through disturbed forests

Planted as an ornamental in 1784, tree-of-heaven now grows from Maine to southern California and has infested hundreds of acres of Shenandoah forest.
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