Sassafras albidum
Common name: Sassafras
The mitten, ghost, and football-shaped leaves are a Sassafras tree’s trademark. Tea, candy, and root beer are made from its aromatic leaves and roots. Excellent fall color of yellow, orange and red. Prefers full sun and good garden soil. The brown bark is deeply furrowed and ridged. Sassafras does sucker, but I have not seen much of a problem with this in my 15-year-old trees.
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Plant type
Tree
Soil type
Dry, Dry Mesic, Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry)
Light exposure
Full Sun
Bloom period
Spring
Urban environment
Uncompacted Urban Soils
Habitat
Sandy Soils, Savannas, Woodlands
Growth form
Shrubby/Clump, Single trunk, Colonizing / Spreading
Growth rate
Moderate
Flower color
Whitish
Fall color
Red Orange
Size
- Mature height
- 20 Feet
- Mature width
- 15 Feet
- Max height
- 30 Feet
- Max width
- 25 Feet
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