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I FINALLY figured out what this plant is. I’ve been seeing it occasionally throughout the parks system. There’s a huge patch of these growing near the Wissahickon Environmental Center / tree house. Mature trees are very tall with Ailanthus-like leaves but a shaggy bark. Seedlings in this area are very abundant. Tree label says “Cedrela sinensis”

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

(unranked): Angiosperms

(unranked): Monocots

(unranked): Commelinids

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Cannaceae

Genus: Canna

Species: C. indica