Nature Profile
Trees
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Where can you find this plant?
In Ohio: Throughout, common in eastern Ohio woodlands, fence rows, old fields and forms thickets.
At HF&G: Cleveland Botanical Garden, Western Reserve Herb Society Herb Garden, Culinary, also in Woodland Garden; Holden Arboretum, Wildflower Garden, Layer Rhododendron Garden.
Bloom time: Usually mid to late April, can last into the first week of May.
Growing tips: Very sensitive to disturbance and unavailable in the nursery trade. Best grown from seed in its desired location, or preserve bird-planted ones.
