Plant of the Day
Saturday 19 November 2022
Turning a bright red for autumn the remarkable aromatic foliage of Sassafras albidum (ague tree, silky sassifras, mitten tree) which develops in three different shapes, all of which can be on the same branch; three-lobed leaves, unlobed leaves and two-lobed leaves. The common name mitten tree makes a great reference to one of the leaf forms. This is an upright tree spreading by suckers.
Jill Raggett






