Sassafras albidum syn. Sassafras officinale syn. Sassafras variifolium
Ague tree
Sassafras are deciduous trees with deeply fissured bark and glossy aromatic leaves which colour well in autumn. The inconspicuous male and female flowers are carried on separate trees and females can produce showy fruit Details S. albidum forms an upright tree, spreading by suckers. The three-lobed, aromatic foliage is light, glossy green and colours well in autumn. Sprays of small, green flowers open with the leaves and may be followed, on female trees, by red-stalked, dark blue berriesBroadly columnar and spreading by suckers. Excellent autumn foliage. Tiny racemes of yellow flowers in spring followed by blue fruits.
Contributed by @robbiec
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Ague tree
Latin name
Sassafras albidum syn. Sassafras officinale syn. Sassafras variifolium
type
Deciduos Tree
family
Lauraceae
ph
4.0 - 6.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
15.00 M
25.00 M
Sassafras albidum syn. Sassafras officinale syn. Sassafras variifolium
Sassafras are deciduous trees with deeply fissured bark and glossy aromatic leaves which colour well in autumn. The inconspicuous male and female flowers are carried on separate trees and females can produce showy fruit Details S. albidum forms an upright tree, spreading by suckers. The three-lobed, aromatic foliage is light, glossy green and colours well in autumn. Sprays of small, green flowers open with the leaves and may be followed, on female trees, by red-stalked, dark blue berriesBroadly columnar and spreading by suckers. Excellent autumn foliage. Tiny racemes of yellow flowers in spring followed by blue fruits.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Clusters of yellow flowers, about 1–2" long and up to ½" in diameter, appear in early Spring, followed by ½" dark blue fruit in the Autumn
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
This tree has a long tap root, and so is best grown from seed in situ rather than a seedling being transplanted (transplanting is likely to damage the root). It needs to be in a sunny situation, getting at least 4 hours of sunlight a day, and in slightly acidic, free-draining soil.
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