albidum - Sassafras () ------Sassafras albidum is an attractive native American known for spectacular autumn -fleshy, 0.5" round berries color and "mitten" . Sassafras can -deep blue naturalize in a landscaped area. -quickly consumed by wildlife Twigs FEATURES -green Form -medium thickness - tree Trunk -medium size (up to 30-60' -can be trained to grow with multiple trunks tall x 25-40' wide) -gray -pyramidal in youth, -fissured becoming oval in maturity but with an irregular USAGE silhouette; tends to sucker Function -moderate growth rate, but -specimen or shade tree for excellent autumn long-lived color Culture -street tree and parking lot islands -full sun to partial shade -appropriate in "naturalistic landscapes" -performs best in neutral to slightly acidic Texture that are deep and fertile, but tolerates a wide range -medium in foliage and when bare of conditions including wet soils and some Assets moderately dry soils -spectacular autumn color, if grown in full sun -rare availability as B&B or container Liabilities -difficult to transplant because of coarse -susceptible to various (Japanese beetle, system promethea moth, sassafras weevil, and scales) -susceptible to attack by pests and , -affected by some diseases (cankers, mildew, especially if in a stressful environment spots, wilt, root rot) Foliage -recovers slowly -simple from transplant -alternate Habitat -elliptic to oval -Zones 5 to 8 -may be lobed (2-3 lobes, in the shape of a -Native to Eastern "mitten") U.S. (west to -smooth margins Michigan and -2-4" long , south to -fragrant when crushed; smell somewhat of Georgia, Alabama) orange or vanilla -bright green above, blue-green below in summer -autumn color can be spectacular: orange, red or SELECTIONS yellow; especially if is in full sun Alternates - with spectacular autumn color (Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, etc.) Cultivars - Variants - Related species -straight species is the only form available

Note: are used as a traditional medicine and can be extracted or seeped to prepare a tea or fermented to produce a

Flowers -inconspicuous before the foliage -in spring -yellow -terminal panicles