Light: For the best results, 'grow sassafrass in full to part shade, ideally somewhere with plenty of sunshine each day. It ...

Because it germinates easily and sprouts quickly, Sassafras is one of the few fast-growing trees you can grow from seeds.In the right conditions in zones 4 through 9, the aromatic tree can grow up ...

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is a native American deciduous tree that grows primarily on the east coast from Maine to Florida, and partially into the plains to Iowa. ... The tree is easy to identify ...

But today, in the winter of 2015 where leaves have fallen to the ground, a sassafras tree is almost impossible to identify in the woods, according to Louisville botanist Amanda Fuller. As a result ...

Sassafras is a unique species of tree with many distinguishing characteristics; from its spicy fragrance, which might remind you of a common breakfast cereal or a tasty old fashion beverage.

After winter comes spring. Folks in former times brewed and drank sassafras tea to "purify the blood of winter stagnation." In early spring the tea was made from the roots or bark of a sassafras tree.

Coles County Master Gardener Juanita Sherwood shares her thoughts on sassafras. I lived on a Coles County farm when I was growing up in the 1950s. There were certain things to be done at specific ...

Sassafras in the wild is a medium-sized successional tree, springing up in abandoned fields, disturbed sites and fencerows across most of the eastern half of the U.S. It is fast-growing and long ...

Sassafras oil, the key flavoring ingredient in root beer, was determined to have carcinogenic properties in 1960. News Sports Entertainment Opinion Email Us Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.