You might know Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) as the original root beer flavoring ingredient. While the tree's oil is no longer used to give the beverage its aroma, modern root beer flavor mimics the ...

Sassafras (sassafras albidum) is a whimsical understory tree that is common all along the Appalachian Mountains. Sassafras trees are abundant in Indiana County, including throughout White’s Woods and ...

If I had to choose a favorite tree, it would be sassafras (Sassafras albidum) because its leaves come in three fun shapes. Some are oval; others have three lobes; still others have a single lobe and ...

I couldn't help but notice the flutter of color of a spicebush swallowtail butterfly as I pulled into my gravel driveway the other day. As quickly as I entered the driveway the beautiful insect ...

Best-known for the tea that pioneers made by boiling its root bark, the aromatic native Sassafras albidum, or sassafras tree, is an interesting, useful and showy addition to central Ohio landscapes.

Once in awhile, on the way down the lane, my granddad would stop the truck, reach out the window and break off some twigs of sassafras. I don’t remember the root beer taste; it was more the novelty of ...

Sassafras, a tree native to every county in Virginia, isn’t an easy yard tree to find at garden centers but the search is well worth the results. Its native range extends from southern Maine to ...

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is a native American deciduous tree that grows primarily on the east coast from Maine to Florida, and partially into the plains to Iowa. It is very abundant here in ...

In the woods near my childhood home grew a cluster of small trees. I only noticed them after my older brother pointed them out to me. He showed me that some of the leaves were shaped like mittens, but ...

While the shape and texture of the leaves, flowers and bark are the easiest characteristics that can be used to identify trees and other plants, the unique smell of particular plants is one of my ...