Sassafras

Tagged as: Trees & Shrubs with Fabulous Fall Color, Native Trees, not favored by deer, Plants for Shady Sites, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs

Botanic Name: Sassafras albidum
Common Name: Sassafras

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Height: 30-60'
Spread: 25-40'
Form: Pyramidal to rounded
Rate: Fast (25 inches or more a year)
Zone: 4-9
Cultural/Comments: Sun to part shade; moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soil; forms thickets; aromatic, mitten-shaped leaves change to yellow orange, and purple in fall; good for naturalizing; spring plant only

Aerial Salt Tolerance: Moderate degree of salt tolerance; use in low exposed areas

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