Sassafras Sassafras albidum Sassafras Lauraceae. Usually a small tree.
Twigs are green.
Bark on mature trees is reddish-brown and furrowed. Crushed leaves, twigs and bark are fragrant. Flowers are yellowish, appearing in mid- spring just before leaves. Common in upland woods. Photographed at Lake Carasaljo Municipal Park and Georgian Court College Arboretum.