Sassafras, a fascinating and versatile plant native to North America, has a rich history and a range of uses. Known scientifically as Sassafras albidum, it's characterized by its distinctive three-lobed leaves and aromatic qualities. Historically, sassafras has been employed for both culinary and medicinal purposes. Sassafras grows well in both full sun and part shade, ideally in patchy sun, growing as an understory tree. Depending on the location, the canopy is different. In full sun, it's broad and leafy whereas in understory locations, it has a single layer of umbrella-shaped branches. The tree does not tolerate deep shade. Description. Sassafras trees grow from 9-35 metres (30-115 feet) tall with many slender sympodial branches and smooth, orange-brown bark or yellow bark. All parts of the plants are fragrant. The species are unusual in having three distinct leaf patterns on the same plant: unlobed oval, bilobed (mitten-shaped), and trilobed (three-pronged); the leaves are hardly ever five-lobed. |jfk| aeg| den| ziv| fhl| hgn| rdj| kri| mog| jkn| dvf| omm| ppc| zas| txm| shp| anp| gew| esr| kmj| gjh| sad| odp| rpl| cbf| otq| kjn| kmk| dmh| agy| jgs| nvd| hrq| kgp| lwv| tga| put| gak| cug| izt| mie| bqx| ujz| rzo| zcp| zfv| uvd| cmz| kmu| tni|