Name this tree

[Paradise725]

There were a cluster of stump sprouts coming up in my front yard and I thinned them to keep the two with the best characteristics. Now I’d like to know what species they actually are to see if they are something I want to keep.

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[g squared 23]

Leaves make me think sassafras, but the bark isn’t quite right. Is the new growth a very obvious green color and does the trunk seem to have a twist at some point?

 

[Native Hunter]

Sassafras is correct.

 

[Mennoniteman]

Now you can make some sassafras rootbeer.

 

[MarkDarvin]

Let's call it Steve.

 

[Paradise725]

Thanks guys!


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[j-bird]

Let's call it Steve.

Some botanist you are....."Steve"....doesn't even look like a Steve!

 

[Drycreek]

My daddy always looked for small sassafras saplings to make posts in a wire fence gap. Light and long lasting when dried out, so hard you could hardly drive a staple in them.