Sassafras tree

Get essential tips for growing sassafras tree, including how to plant, water, and prune this North American native plant that provides food and shelter for wildlife.

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is native to most of the eastern U.

Whether you're growing sassafras tree or not, read these sassafras tree facts. Sassafras is a North American tree famous for its ornamental features and culinary and medicinal uses.

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Sassafras trees smell like Fruit Loops. No, SERIOUSLY, they do. Scratch their bark or rub a leaf between your fingers, and a sugary, sweet smell that evokes memories of Kellogg’s cereal and brightly colored toucans will permeate your immediate surroundings. Warning: cravings for brightly colored sugary (whole grain?) donut-shaped objects may also ensue. Now, I […]

Sassafras is an easy-going North American tree with pretty spring flowers and large, interesting leaves that turn beautiful colors in the fall.

Sassafras albidum. This is a tree with a multitude of uses, it was widely employed by the native American Indians and is still commonly gathered from the wild for its medicinal virtues. We will look f

Learn how to grow sassafras (Sassafras albium), an attractive, low-maintenance native tree with flowers in the spring and vibrant fall colors.

My husband's family grew up making homemade sassafras tea from the tree bark and root. We just started brewing our own, and now I am concerned with health side effects.

Sassafras albidum is a deciduous Tree growing to 25 m (82ft) by 15 m (49ft) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf from April to October, in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). . The plant is not…