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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Sassafras!


I LOVE Sassafras! It's beautiful in any season, but I'll feature fall- probably no surprise. Here's the golden understory row it creates along a road.

sassafras trees in fall

But last week I also got some nice pictures. Mostly because it wasn't raining, which it sure was today!

Here are the classic sassafras leaves. They come in three shapes- regular leaf shape, the classic mitten (perfect for Michigan!), and the three-lobed ones.

sassafras leaves in fall

Here's a sight I don't find too often, though. Sassafras fruits! The blue-black orbs are the fruit. The red "vases" are the stems. Birds have already eaten quite a few of these.

sassafras fruits

It poured rain most of the day, and I was out doing assignments. Can't complain though- it's not too hot!

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11 comments:

  1. rainfield61September 27, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    Can't complain.

    Nature dictates.

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  2. Secondary RoadsSeptember 27, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    I like the distinctive shape of the leaves. That alone makes it a winner in my book.

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  3. betchaiSeptember 27, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    ohhh, beautiful sights!! the foliage, the details in the leaf and the fruits, they all look vibrant and beautiful.

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  4. AnnSeptember 27, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    I don't believe I've ever seen sassafras fruits.
    We had a lot of rain last night but it's been beautiful all day today

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  5. LinSeptember 27, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    I like going to fall festivals because you can usually find someone who makes sassafras candy. YUM!

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  6. gallerydarrowSeptember 27, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Oooooo interesting and beautiful, I've never seen it before.

    No rain in sight 90 degrees yuck!

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  7. SharkbytesSeptember 28, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    rainfield- it sure does. In the end we can't change it to suit us

    Chuck- It's distinctive in any season- a real standout.

    betchai- does this one not grow in the west?

    Ann- I know, the fruits don't seem to show up all the time

    Lin- the FDA has now decided that sassafras is a carcinogen!

    Ro- your weather sounds awful. You are the second westerner to say that. Must have an eastern range.

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  8. UnknownSeptember 28, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    Oh sassafras. So nice to chew on.

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  9. sir robSeptember 28, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    It was just a few days ago when I told a colleague how I am fascinated with this kind of tree that it changes its color with every season. Now I know the name.

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  10. SharkbytesSeptember 30, 2011 at 11:20 PM

    John- now the FDA has decided it's a carcinogen!

    borris- all the deciduous trees here change color. Stick around. I'll be showing more of them.

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  11. RNSANEOctober 5, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    It seems to me folks in the South used to make sassafrass tea - is it from this same plant?

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