Sassafras albidum 25/9 Restock Spines are present on the

Spines are present on the trunk and main scaffolds

Native to scattered high-elevation forests between roughly 1

the sweet olive treasured for its perfume

setting into the cool amber aiyu jelly beloved in the night markets of Taiwan and Singapore

and the genus itself honors Pierre Magnol

Sassafras albidum 25/9 Restock Spines are present on theFew 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