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Tag: Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

  • A Tree Known For Its Twisted Trunk

    February 3, 2026 Sassafras (Sassafras albidum). A tree I often see up here and usually recognize right away, even in winter. Easy to spot because of the contorted or twisted nature of its trunk. Another simple clue for identification is the bark. If only figuring out the identity of all trees were this dependable. _______________________…

  • Sassafras Gold

    November 7, 2025 Like countless trees up here, Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is showing off with a visual statement of dazzling color. The Sassafras is scented throughout all its parts; leaves, flowers, roots, bark, drupes, and wood. Having the scent of citrus, star anise, cinnamon, licorice, and citrus. Certainly one of my favorite trees. _______________________ If…

  • Sassafras Albidum

    October 10, 2025 Oh October! The month of COLOR! Here, Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is just beginning to celebrate. A fragrant tree, in all its parts, that grows to 30 – 60 feet tall with trunks that are 1 – 2 feet across, and sometimes larger. With gray-brown, deeply ridged and furrowed bark on older trees.…

  • If I Could Be A Tree

    May 6, 2025 Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) in bloom just a few days ago. Trees that I’ve learned a great many things about since I’ve lived up here on my mountain. First off, I was amazed to learn that they grow into very large trees. Growing up with woods just behind my house I was familiar…