You might know Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) as the original root beer flavoring ingredient. While the tree's oil is no longer used to give the beverage its aroma, modern root beer flavor mimics the ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

The sassafras sapling we planted in an out-of-the-way spot on our acreage went largely unnoticed at first. At the time, we knew that sassafras roots had a very long history for use in making tea, but ...