Sassafras

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Scientific Name Sassafras albidum

Trail Location 35

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Sassafras Tree - Townsend River Walk & Arboretum - Spring 2019

Plant Type

Deciduous

Family

Lauraceae (Laurel)

USDA Hardiness Zones

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

USDA Plant Id

saal5

Height

30 - 60

ft.

Spread

30 - 40

ft.

Flower:

Showy

Leaf Description:

Leaves look like a glove and grow thick to produce an incredibly thick canopy.

Fall Leaf Color:

Brilliant yellow, orange, red, and can even get a pink tint. Spectacular!

Missouri Botanical

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

sasafras leave trw 1200
Courtesy of the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 134.
sasafras drawing usda

Courtesy of the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 134.