Sassafras
Botanical Name:
Sassafras albidum- Shrubby when young, maturing to a dense, pyramidal crown
- Can spread by root suckers to form colonies
- Clusters of greenish-yellow flowers; dioecious, having separate male and female trees
- Flowers give way to small purple berries on scarlet stems
- Ovate, mitten-shaped OR three-lobed leaves are bright green
- Fall foliage is a showy yellow, purple and red
- Bloom Time: Spring
Hardiness Zone
4
Flower Colour
- Yellow
Height
10 m-15 m
Spread
9 m-12 m
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Sassafras
Exposure
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
- Moist to Average
- Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Birds
- Attracts Pollinators
Growth Rate
- Medium
Foliage Colour
- Green
- Purple
- Red
- Yellow
Critter
- Deer Resistant
Attributes
- Berries
- Deciduous
- Fall Color
- Juglan Tolerant
- Native to Ontario
Flowering Time
- Early Spring
Shape
- Pyramidal/Columnar
- Spreading
- Upright
Garden Uses
- Naturalizing
- Specimen
Additional Details
Growing Tips & Maintenace
- With its showy flowers, unique leaf shape, great fall colours and beautifully coloured fruit, this native tree is a great specimen for any landscape, native planting or park setting.
Additional Notes
- Native to Ontario and parts of North America. To Native Americans, sassafras oils were freely used in tonics as medical panaceas. Culinary uses have included: sassafras tea (bark), root beer flavouring (root oil) and a gumbo-thickening agent called filé (stem pith).
Size: 80cm 5g
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