Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

Delivered height: 2-3’, 1 gal A tree with endearing rounded, sometimes lobed "mitten" leaves that turn bright yellow, orange, and red in the fall. Hosts a number of charismatic Lepidoptera such as the spicebush swallowtail, tiger swallowtail, promethea moth, io moth, and cecropia moth! Spectacular fall color ranges through golds, pinks, oranges, and reds. One might even say it’s an… ombré of umbers.Pollination: Male and female needed. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade  Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic Soil Type: Loam, Sandy Loam Height: 30’-60’ Width: 25’-40’ Bloom Color: Green, Yellow Bloom Time: Apr-May Fruit: Blue/black drupes (berries) mature in summer. Fall Color: Yellow, Orange, Red Root Type: Branching Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract bees and flies, occasionally wasps and beetles. Hosts the tiger and spicebush swallowtail butterflies, moths such as the promethea, io, and cecropia, and some smaller insects. Many songbirds including vireo and thrushes eat th