VERNON — The longest running festival in Jennings County is set to return later this month, with planners for the Sassafras Tea Festival and Civil War Living History in Vernon setting a slate of free ...

VERNON — The annual Sassafras Festival is being held in Jennings County this weekend, and while many different festivities will take place, the root of the celebration all can be found in the free tea ...

Not many trees have both beautiful fall color in several shades and three types of leaves, all on the same tree. The sassafras tree, (Sassafras albidum), sports an unlobed leaf (football), one-lobed ...

I have heard about common sassafras, the Ague tree, or the scientific name Sassafras albidum, since I was a kid. One of the reasons I remember sassafras is I had a Cub Scout leader who founds some ...

Sassafras (sassafras albidum) is a whimsical understory tree that is common all along the Appalachian Mountains. Sassafras trees are abundant in Indiana County, including throughout White’s Woods and ...