Talk:Sassafras albidum

Roots
I want to know about the growth of the roots of a sassafras tree. Do they grow straight down or spread out? I used to have one in my front yard and it died. I have three coming up in my yard now but I don't know if the roots will do any damage to my home if it's too close to the house. I would love to keep them as they are lovely trees and are perfect for shade and do not get too tall. Normacarr 00:53, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

As a child, we found the roots of young plants quite tasty to chew and suck on. Rather hard on the tree, however. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CF99:2080:2548:AA9A:D96F:5456 (talk) 22:19, 17 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Consult an International Society of Arboriculture-registered arborist with local experience. - MPF 08:15, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Removed
Removed this: "It was also called "pauame" by Native Americans" – which Native American language? One [commercial] website said Choctaw, but this is not supported by another site, which states the Choctaw name to be Kombo. Otherwise numerous websites all repeated the same claim that it was 'called "pauame" by Native Americans' without any verification or further detail. Seems a very dubious item to include unless better detail can be found. - MPF 08:15, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

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sassafras oil versus safrole oil
I'm not completely clear on these as terms (or whether they are used consistently), but some web searching gave me the impression that the essential oil of S. albidum would be called "sassafras oil", that "safrole oil" would be 80+% safrole, and that the term "sassafras oil" is also used commercially for products not dervied from S. albidum. Is there some source we can cite for this? Kingdon (talk) 02:06, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Your observation is right, I would not object to you adding it to the article.Brutal Deluxe (talk) 10:55, 25 April 2010 (UTC)