The only creator who will run through a graveyard in a storm for you, dedicated Dina. 😂

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Ha, thanks for your comment! It was fun!

Hey Dina, I love the energy and movement in this segment. The contrast of the storm And the intimacy in the truck. Your story helps us feel how the tree and you are united.

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Louisa! Thanks for sharing your thoughts here! I appreciate the feedback.

@fulltiltboogie66

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly !! such a fun video!! Thank you, Dina!

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Karol!

Hey there, you went above and beyond the call of duty on this one and we appreciate it! My little Grandma used to send us to the woods to gather the roots which was always rewarded with sweet warm Sassafras tea. Those memories are priceless. Hey but I didn't know the leaves were edible! Thanks for the info!

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, Karen, I love hearing about your grandma. Where was she from? Thanks for your comment.

@karenbearden6198

2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi Hi Dina, we're in Alabama, my grandmother was part Native American. She had long dark hair with hardly any gray or wrinkles and a beauty even in her old age. She was born before 1900. I was drawn to her, she was captivating. Hardly a day goes by I don't think of her.

That tree is freaking awesome

@DinaFalconi

Жыл бұрын

Yes, agreed!

Oh the passion for sharing your message is so beautiful. I have many smaller sassafras trees on my property and they seem to pop up everywhere. I did not know they had any nutritious benefits and am thrill to learn this news. Years ago I went through a stage of casting leaves in cement and cast many sassafras leaves by combining all three. Nature offers such an abundance of food, fun and health benefits. As always, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Hello JoJo, thanks for your comment and the 3 types of sassafras leaves in cement sounds beautiful!

I just recently found your channel and find it interesting and informative. I look forward to learning more from your channel.

@DinaFalconi

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, @SandraEScottHealthCoach, for your comment. Enjoy the channel, and hoping you'll glean much information from it.

FABULOUS

@DinaFalconi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kim, for appreciating the video.

What I believe is a sassafras tree, came up voluntarily in my yard and I, thinking it was an oak tree from its initial leaves, left it alone. In one year:s time it grew from a little 2-in tall weed to approximately 9 ft tall and an inch and a half wide. By the end of the second year it was a full four and a half to 5 in thick and 15 ft tall. It has stopped growing so tall now and is widening out, completely dwarfing a pear tree which at the time of germination was a good 7 ft away. I had no idea the leaves were edible. Thanks for the video.

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Siwy, love your comment. Where are you located? Thinking the tree was very happy and perhaps in a warmer growing zone....

@WhatDadIsUpTo

2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi North Texas

Like mulberry, sassafras has not three but four leaf types counting both left and right mitten.

@DinaFalconi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes, 4 types if you count the left and right mittens.

I’ve never seen such a giant sassafras tree. In the N Ga Mountains I see them often but they are much smaller. Wondering if I have been missing the larger trees all this time.

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Grace, for your comment. I usually see them smaller too. This is the largest I've seen.

wow i didnt know sassafras got that big! around here they are only ever small trees

@DinaFalconi

8 ай бұрын

Yes, these are big ones!

Wow, how cool! Can't wait to I tell my wife about this

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks

@DinaFalconi

Жыл бұрын

Welcome and hope you enjoy the rest of the videos on the channel

I had not thought of eating the leaves as salad, thank you for sharing this info! I do trim our trees as forage for our rabbits, and dry it as winter tree hay for them too. They love it. I have several parent trees that I leave alone , and trim the suckers and smaller trees for the hay. They now are shrubby and sprout lots of branches for us to trim. The scent of the leaves is divine!

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Hello tatekohmni, thank you for your comment. I enjoy hearing about how you manage your sassafras trees to feed your rabbits. Where are you located?

@tatekohmni

2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi in central illinois!

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Lemony? I think it is root beer. They don't grow out west. Left thumb, right thumb, oval leaf, 3finger leaf.

@DinaFalconi

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, the leaves are more citrus-y than root beer-y. The root bark more root beer-y. Cool, your description: "Left thumb, right thumb, oval leaf, 3 finger leaf"

Really neat! Thanks for sharing. My dogs name is Sassafras.🖤

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Nice dog name!

Thank you for the ID! Are the leaves delicate and smooth? I thought i had a😏 sassafras tree in my yard, but i was wrong. Ive got a paper mulberry. Do you have a video on that!?

@DinaFalconi

2 ай бұрын

Yes, leaves are smooth. No mulberry video yet....

Many mature sassafras only have simple leaves, no lobes.

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks, Dee, for your comment.

Wow that is very interesting. Thankyou description and awareness of identifying them is wonderful. Unfortunatley i have swallowing issues long story. Could it be made into a shake maybe any ideas?

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Vicki, you could cook them into soup, assuming soup is okay for you. And I like your idea of making a shake, but haven't tried it. If you do, let us know.

@vickilavoie7626

2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi thankyou. Yes creamed soup not lumps :) i dont have a high speed blender just a bullet. But when i can i will thankyou

Do you think these would grow in a pot? Anchorage is supposedly zone 4 but I find only zone 3 really survives well.

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, J Man, I don't know, but remember this wants to be a big tree.... so not sure how well it would do in a pot. If you try it, keep us posted.

Hello again, Maybe I'm confused, but years ago I was taught that Sassafras was a cancer causing tree? I'm I just misinformed?

@DinaFalconi

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Bruce, thank you for asking this question. We speak of the leaves here and so no issues with that. But yes, there is controversy around consuming large quantities of sassafras root bark due to its safrole content. Question is still out about how much is too much.... but I've not heard about issues with the leaves. Have you?

@brucefluckiger5389

2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi Not specifically, I think I might have it confused with Sarsaparilla though. Thank You for the reply!

@brucefluckiger5389

2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi Not specifically, I think I might have it confused with Sarsaparilla though. Thank You for the reply!