Sassafras trees are deciduous, featuring bark that is deeply fissured and leaves that are glossy and aromatic. In the fall, these leaves display vibrant autumn colors. The trees are dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers grow on separate individuals, with the female trees producing distinctive fruit.

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum is a vertical tree characterized by its textured bark and tendency to propagate through suckering. The three-lobed leaves are aromatic, displaying a glossy green hue that transitions to vivid shades of red, yellow, and orange in the fall. Small flowers, ranging from green to yellow, emerge alongside the foliage, and on female specimens, these may give way to dark blue berries with red stems.

Sassafras albidum

Sassafras albidum var. molle

Sassafras randaiense

Sassafras tzumu

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