Sassafras albidum 25/9 Restock the Levant

the Levant

the sweet olive treasured for its perfume

Spines are present on the trunk and main scaffolds

mature to green

and the genus itself honors Pierre Magnol

Sassafras albidum 25/9 Restock the LevantFew 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