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Survives zone 4 through 9
Spicebush berries = an allspice-like SPICE; sassafras leaves = filé powder. Not dessert fruits. Young leaves only**, for filé powder** · Root and root bark are NOT a lawful food: safrole and oil of sassafras were banned from food by the FDA in 1960 (21 CFR 189.180); only safrole-free extract is permitted.
- Hardiness
- Zone 4 to 9
- Habit
- Tree
- Edible part
- Leaf, Fruit
- Ripens
- Autumn
- Mature size
- Shrub/small tree 2–4 m
- Light
- Full sun to partial (light-demanding pioneer)
- Soil pH
- 5.0–6.5 (acid)
- Environment
- Temperate
- Status
- Both wild and cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 3–5 yrs
- Pollination
- DIOECIOUS (spicebush) — needs male + female for berries