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COMMON SASSAFRAS
Sassafras albidum
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Root Pouch 5 gallon - 3-4 ft tall
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Root Pouch 5 gallon - 4-5 ft tall
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Root Pouch 2 gallon - 2-3 ft tall
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Hardiness Zone: 4-9 · Mature Height: 30-60 Feet · Mature Spread: 25-40 Feet
Buy Common Sassafras online. Native to eastern North America, from southern Maine and southern Ontario west to Iowa, and south to central Florida and eastern Texas. Its leaves are ovate or obovate and are green to yellow green.
Family: Lauraceae · Common Name: Sassafras
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- A pre-applied, pre-measured amount of time release fertilizer that keeps your plant well nourished for up to one year.
- Pre-hydrated Hydro-Gels are included in the top of each container to use when planting as they help retain soil moisture, and plants will establish more quickly with less transplant shock. Plants will also survive drought-like conditions and accidental missed waterings better.
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COMMON SASSAFRAS Plant Characteristics
Bark Color*
| • | Brown |
Bark Type*
| • | Rough |
Cultural Information*
| • | Powdery Mildew - High Resistance |
Growth Rate*
| • | Fast |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Green |
Leaf Type*
| • | Fragrant |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Adapts Well to Most Soil Types |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Tolerates Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Well-Drained |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Cuttings or Divisions |
Season of Interest*
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Spring Flowering |
| • | Summer |
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COMMON SASSAFRAS Homeowner Growing & Maintenance Tips
Sassafras is very easy to grow and adapts to most conditions. Feed once a year with a slow release fertilizer.
Robert - Jul 23, 2018
Indiana (Hardiness Zone: 5)
Sassafras is a great plant, once established. I would suggest patience might be needed, at first. My good 3 gal. container start sat in it's favorable site for two summers with very little development until it finally picked up and came into it's own this spring. I top-dressed with a couple inches of compost in autumn. Great zone 5 autumn color.