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title: Sassafras
date: 2024-02-14T09:48:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
canonical_url: "https://pft.tas.gov.au/tree-species/sassafras"
section: Tree Species
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#  Sassafras 

 

 

 

 

 

 ![Sassafras2](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/Tree-Species/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/105736/sassafras2.webp) 

## Scientific Name

Atherosperma Moschatum

## Family Name

MONIMIACEAE

## Common Name

Sassafras

 

 

### General Information

 

  Height 45.0m (4500cm)   Flowers White, male with 12 short, thick stamens; female, less showy with hairy carpels in centre.   Form Conical tree with spreading, rather drooping branches.   Communities Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest   Habitat Notes A rainforest tree found also in the understorey of some tall eucalypt forests. Occurs from sea level to the alpine zone where it is an infrequent shrub. Also occupies gullies in drier areas in the east.   Site Tolerance Moist; Shady   Frost Tolerance Hardy   Soil Tolerance Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained   General Notes Not suitable below powerlines.   

 

### Propagation Details

Flowering MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSeed Collecting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSowing MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecCutting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 

 

 

### Seed Information

 

  Seed Collection Fruit, dry, a blackish woody knob with feathery styles protruding and gradually decaying.. ripe seed is shed over several months. it has low viability due to a dormancy which occurs soon after seed fall   Seed Treatment Method Standard   Seed Treatment Notes Seed should be sown very soon after collection or after several months storage.   Germination Time 2-3 months   

 

### Cuttings

 

  Propagation By Division No   Cutting Notes Easily propagated from cuttings.