Sassafras Blooms

March 31, 2026

In bloom now in the woods, Sassafras (Sassafras albidum). A delightfully fragrant tree in all its parts, roots, bark, leaves, and twigs.

These blooms will create drupes which are small, egg-shaped, shiny, blue-black berries with brilliant red stalks, or pedicels. Maturing in late summer.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

4 thoughts on “Sassafras Blooms”

  1. Oh I love the smell of sassafras, reminds me of playing in the woods when I was a child💕

    1. Oh me too Doreen! Such a lovely aroma. And yes, I remember the Sassafras trees in the woods behind us. And, something that has really surprised me, those Sassafras trees get really BIG! I only think of them as being little things. Many are quite big up here! WOW!
      So very glad that you read my posts! <3
      Bren

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