Description
Yellow flowers; unique shaped leaves; scarlet fall color. Whole tree smells like rootbeer with a cinnamon hint. Never over water. Medical; culinary. RARE. Gendered species. Habitat: full/semi sun; well-draining average soil.
- Seed Count: 12-15
- Collection Date: Oct 2024
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Height and Width: 10m x 4m
- Germination test type: cut
- Family:
How to germinate Sassafras albidum seed
Use deep nursery pots; fill with well-draining humus rich medium. Sow 8mm deep in a 1 cm layer of coarse sand. Apply a 2-3cm layer of mulch. Protect with 1 in hardware cloth. Keep moist; no hard freeze. Needs 120 days of moist cold to germinate. Keep winter sown pots in the greenhouse; place in dappled shade by late March. Keep hardware cloth on for duration as seedling will find their way through the gaps. What doesn’t germinate this spring will do so the following. Don’t let seedling pot freeze. Makes deep tap roots and will die if grown in anything shallower than a 2 gall pot. VERY REWARDING. Habitat: full/semi sun; well-draining average soil Yellow flowers; unique shaped leaves; scarlet fall color. Whole tree smells like rootbeer with a cinnamon hint. Never over water. Medical; culinary. RARE. Gendered species
