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sassafras tree help?
Lee Slikkers:
I just harvested a small bucket of Sass root for Tea 2 days ago. (Had one awesome pot of the stuff too...yum!!!) Are you looking for pics of immature & mature trees? No leaves on em here in MI yet but I think some of the very small stuff I pulled for root had buds starting on them. I can snap some pics of the various aged trees here on my property if that would help ya out? Let me know~
Lee Slikkers:
OK, figured I'd pop outside and snap a few pics for you...here are a bunch and you can see I chose Sass trees of gradually increasing size/age so you can see how the bark changes as they grow. I hope it helps some...cheers~
mcginnis6010:
Thanks Lee those pics do help. I appreciate it can't wait to boil up some tea! :) oh BTW can you use the rest of the tree for anything else?
Bevan R.:
I made my father a 40# bow from a sassafras board. Loved to work the stuff. I could sand on that all day.
Lee Slikkers:
It can be used as bow wood, wood for bowls, spoons, feather sticks, NA flutes, suppose a bunch of different uses. I know the crushed up leaves can be used in soups/stews as a thickening agent too.
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