Genus - Sassafras Species - Albidum Common name - Gumbo file Other names - Cinnamon Wood, Mitten Tree, Ague Tree Pre-Treatment - Required, (long term germination) Hardiness zones - 4 - 9 Height - 50'-90' / 15 - 27 m Spread - 40'-50' / 12 - 15 m Plant type - Tree Vegetation type - Deciduous Exposure - Full Sun, Partial Sun Growth rate - Fast Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline Soil type - Clay, laom, Sand, well drained Water requirements - Drought tolerant, average water Landscape uses - Shade Trees, Street Trees Germination rate - 90% Leaf / Flower color - Green / Yellow Green, Chartreuse Plant growth rate - Fast

• GUMBO FILE Sassafras Albidum 5 SEEDS
• Known for its distinctive beauty as well as culinary and ethnobotanical history, sassafras is an all-round great eastern North American tree. Some other colorful common names for this hardy, deciduous tree include cinnamon wood, mitten tree, ague tree.
• The name "gumbo file" refers to its leaves which are ground to form the flavorful thickening agent for the favorite Louisiana stew, gumbo. "Mitten tree" is made in reference to its unique leaves that come in three forms: simple leaves, mitten-shaped leaves and three-lobed leaves. And the "ague", an old generic term for fever with chills, was thought to be cured by a sassafras tincture, hence the name "ague tree."
• Native Americans were the first to use many parts of the tree both for traditional medicine and food preparations.
• Mature sassefras trees reach a medium to large size and develop broad, flat crowns with age. Those growing in very sandy, poor soils may be considerably smaller and shrubby. This is an adaptable tree that can withstand many growing sites but is most commonly found growing in open forests, old fields or scrubby sites with well-drained soils.

GUMBO FILE Sassafras Albidum 5 SEEDS