Flowering TreesSassafras
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 30-60 ft × 25-40 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. Expect yellow blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, songbirds and pollinators.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 30-60 ft × 25-40 ft
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Songbirds, Pollinators
- Native to
- Eastern North America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Sassafras is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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