Sassafras albidum '28 grams' |
Native Region: North America
Zone Range: 4-9
Preferred Climate: Full to semi sun; well draining soil.
Harvest Date: Wednesday 11 November, 2009
Seed count: 150-200
Description:
28 grams (one ounce) of Sassafras seed.
Cultivation:
Break dormancy: soak 24 hours; sow 8mm deep (use deep containers), keep moist; stratify at 2-4 C for 120 days; then 25 C to germinate. Months to germ: 2-18. Protect from birds with screen or mulch (remove as seedlings emerge). Some seedlings emerge after 3 weeks (post soaking) in an unheated greenhouse. I sow the seed half way in a 1 inch deep layer of stucco sand and sprinkle bird grit over the top until sand layer not visible. I place the sown pot under an apple tree (along with the Paeonia, Cornus, and Acer seed). Sassafras seed, seedlings and saplings cannot tolerate standing water or stagnant conditions. Seeds should never be exposed to light. Red scented shoots should appear by late April. Do not disturb any seedlings until following spring as some ungerminated seed need an additional round of warm-cold stratification to wake the embryo.
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