Not many trees have both beautiful fall color in several shades and three types of leaves, all on the same tree. The sassafras tree, (Sassafras albidum), sports an unlobed leaf (football), one-lobed ...

I have heard about common sassafras, the Ague tree, or the scientific name Sassafras albidum, since I was a kid. One of the reasons I remember sassafras is I had a Cub Scout leader who founds some ...

The forecast for Friday was a morning low of 32 degrees. These old bones weren’t ready for that temperature yet, so I ventured out a day earlier. It was only 41 degrees. As I left my truck, the ...

Despite persistent myths dating to 1948, these fuzzy Isabella tiger moth larvae can't actually predict seasonal extremes.

The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District has unveiled its 2025 Geauga County Big Tree Contest and is currently seeking nominations. The 2025 featured tree species is the Sassafras, which will ...

Embark on a journey through the woods to identify the enigmatic Sassafras tree. Learn abou Embark on a journey through the woods to identify the enigmatic Sassafras tree. Learn about its unique ...

Sassafras (sassafras albidum) is a whimsical understory tree that is common all along the Appalachian Mountains. Sassafras trees are abundant in Indiana County, including throughout White’s Woods and ...

Moving to Tyler from Kerrville, I had never heard of a Sassafras tree. But my husband grew up in Tyler and told me of the phenomenon of the tree roots used by indigenous people for medicinal purposes ...

The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District is looking for the county’s biggest sassafras for the 2025 Big Tree Contest. The contest promotes the beauty and benefits provided by Geauga County’s ...

AGAINST the Indian-summer sky, a tree lifts up its hands and testifies to glory, the glory of a blue October day. Yellow or orange, or blood-orange, or sometimes softest salmon pink, or blotched with ...

The sassafras sapling we planted in an out-of-the-way spot on our acreage went largely unnoticed at first. At the time, we knew that sassafras roots had a very long history for use in making tea, but ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in FranklinCounty profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Not many trees have both beautiful fall color in several ...