Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mother and daughter plant a tree seedling in soil together. - narikan/Shutterstock You might know Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) ...

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is a comparatively fast-growing tree, gaining about 2 feet every year. But the key to clocking these growth rates involves planting this unusual shade tree that smells ...

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 ...

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

Often overlooked in spring, sassafras trees in Southeast Missouri bear baseball-sized flower clusters and later light up country roads with red, orange and yellow autumn leaves.