Is a tree-of-heaven common in central Indiana?
Widespread across central Indiana along alleys, railroad corridors, fencerows and neglected lot edges, and it colonizes disturbed subdivision ground fast. Indiana DNR has treated over a thousand tree-of-heaven with insecticide as part of its spotted lanternfly response, which makes a standing ailanthus a live regional pest concern rather than merely a nuisance tree.
Why that matters for tree work
It is illegal to sell, gift, transport or plant in Indiana under the state's Terrestrial Plant Rule, and it is the preferred host of spotted lanternfly, now reported across roughly 17 Indiana counties. Between the legal status, the brittle wood and the suckering, this is the one tree on this list where the professional answer is nearly always removal rather than management.
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