Ailanthone is an allelopathic chemical that is produced by the Ailanthus altissima tree which inhibits the growth of other plants.
A tree of heaven plantation stands near the railroad station; it was used to cultivate eri silkworms in the 19th century.
The group released an EP entitled Ailanthus Altissima on the Hackshop Records label in 2004, and subsequently a full-length album 302 acid0005 on the Nottingham-based Em:t Records label in 2005.
Like many other natural areas in the eastern United States, the forest has a significant problem with invasive exotics, including tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), autumn olive (Eleagnus umbellata), Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), and princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa).