Sassafras albidum 25/9 Restock and the genus itself honors

and the genus itself honors Pierre Magnol

Native to scattered high-elevation forests between roughly 1

with the occasional plant throwing true red instead

so that a single shrub in full bloom often carries all three shades at once

Sassafras albidum 25/9 Restock and the genus itself honorsFew native trees announce themselves as cheerfully as Sassafras albidum, whose leaves come in three shapes on the same branch: an unlobed oval, a two lobed mitten, and a three lobed silhouette like a splayed hand. A member of the laurel family, Lauraceae, and kin to bay, cinnamon, and spicebush, sassafras carries aromatic oils in every part, so that a snapped twig or crushed leaf releases a warm, root beer sweetness. The common name traces back