Sassafras

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

Botanical Name: Sassafras albidum
Common Name: Sassafras

Updated 12/2012

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Height: 30-60'  Spread: 25-40'  Habit/Form: Pyramidal to rounded  Growth Rate: Fast
Zone: 4-9

Cultural Requirements: Sun to part shade; moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soil; spring plan only.

Ornamental Characteristics:  forms thickets; aromatic, mitten-shaped leaves change to yellow orange in fall; good for naturalizing.

Uses in the Landscape:  Specimen or for naturalizing (not for small spaces due to thicket forming).

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

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