Sassafras albidum

sassafras

Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES, RHW

Characteristics

Height: 35-50'
Spread: 35-50'
Flowers: Apr.-Apr.; yellow-green
Fruit: Sept.-Oct.; dark blue; fleshy
Fall color: yellow, orange, purple

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 4.5-7.2
Soil type: Loamy Sandy

Habitat

moist, well drained soils of open woodlands; sea-level to ~4430 feet

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD DE PA NY WV VA

Wildlife

*
high wildlife value

Notes

edible and medicinal uses; provides spring and fall color

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1240.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004