OK, so I love sassafras trees. When I was growing up we had one next to our fishing cabin. It was huge and I love the leaves (not to eat but to look at). DH and I are on a tree planting mission out at our place. Will a few sassafras trees grow in NE Texas? Are they natives? Also want a few Ginkgo trees (fruitless variety).
Sassafras tree
Yes they are native, and I am pretty sure they would grow in your area.
Here is a link http://wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SAAL5
Josephine.
Cool! Thank you.
I have a male ginkgo I was lucky enough to find at a local nursery. I don't know how easy it is to root a cutting.
I was going to suggest buying the largest ginko you can afford...those trees are slooooow growing! lol My mother gave me one a few years back for my birthday. I've grown wider then it has ;0)
Mibus usually had sassafras trees for trade at the east texas RU. I think they ran rampant on her property. So I know they grow here.
Yes they do grow in the are and they do run rampant I can start looking for some starts and see if I can get them dug up and keep them growing as they are hard to do that with the tap root they have but it can be doneso I can try for the fall to have atleast one for you if you like
I gave some to Jameso a year or so ago
Phyllis, I haven't had any luck with cuttings I have been given by others, please see if you can get one with some roots going for me, pretty please.
Terri
If your Alba is the same as the one near Mineola and you want a lot of sassafras trees, I would suggest Doremus Nursery in Warren, Texas. Warren is a maybe 45 minues past Lufkin, Texas on highway 69 I think. He grows and wholesales a lot of natives. Last fall I bought about 15 from him all sizes up to 8 to 10 feet. He's mainly a wholesaler but he retailed these to me. He doesn't ship. Phyllis gave me three and they had gotten about 3 feet tall. We kept my son's boxer for a week and he ate them down to nothing. It's a very good host plant for the spice bush butterfly.
Thanks for the input guys! I've been away for a few weeks, but am back now.
I'll have to look into Doremus Nursery. Might be a fun road trip. (Yes, I live near the Alba located a bit west of Mineola).
jameso, LOL! Your house sounds like mine. The dogs eat the wierdest things!