Common name: hemelboom (NL), himelbeam (falske) Kristusdoarn (Fryske), Tree of Heaven (EN)

Native range: China, Korea

Pollination: Wind

Seed dspersal: Birds

Conservation: Not assessed

Although the hemelboom seems like a tree that could reach the sky, its name is given by its fast growth rate (1 meter per year) and not its height. Its flowers and fruits are posinous and

It is in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from September to November.

USES:

• Medicinal

The bark…

The leaves…

References and more information at:

Plants for a future

Plants of the World (Kew Botanical Garden)

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