Sassafras albidum 25/9 Restock Spines are present on the

Spines are present on the trunk and main scaffolds

rounded frame of three to six feet

and the genus itself honors Pierre Magnol

Six to eight feet

like most penstemons

Sassafras albidum 25/9 Restock Spines are present on theFew native trees announce themselves as cheerfully as Sassafras albidum, whose leaves come in three shapes on the same branch: an unlobed oval, a two lobed mitten, and a three lobed silhouette like a splayed hand. A member of the laurel family, Lauraceae, and kin to bay, cinnamon, and spicebush, sassafras carries aromatic oils in every part, so that a snapped twig or crushed leaf releases a warm, root beer sweetness. The common name traces back