Found this in my Mom's old unused garden this year when it was just sticks. I was clearing the soil in winter so I put it in this pot until I knew what it was- still no idea! Now that it has some leaves, I tried google lensing it but getting different answers. One being that it was an invasive honeysuckle I need to kill on sight, other times said its witch hazel or blueberry, another saying its Japanese magnolia.
Any idea? In NJ near the Pine Barrens btw
by ImKindaDumb_PlsHelp
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A fig tree?
All the google suggestions are wayyy off. That looks like a sassafras. If so, absolutely plant it somewhere, they‘re native to your area, have really neat leaves, and beautiful fall color.
Call ICE. Problem solved.
Sassafras is interesting. I had some 30 foot trees in my yard that were in really rough shape so I cut them down
It spouts from the roots for 5 years or so.
20 years after I cut it down, the stumps are finally starting to break down
The leaves turn bright red in the fall.
Sassafras. Beautiful tree. Keep it. Gorgeous in fall
I concur with sassafras.
Alternatively, you can boil the roots to make a “spring tonic” that is a step away from being mdma. Planting it would be nicer to the sassafras tree though.
Going sassafras hunting myself soon.
People are saying sassafras are you sure it’s not a fig lol?
Sassafras I’m pretty sure. There’s no native figs in the North East and they do not frequently escape cultivation here either.
Sassafras. That’s the root in root beer. I used to shave the roots and simmer it for tea when I was a kid. We had a wood stove insert in our fireplace that had a cooking surface on the top so I made the entire house smell fantastic.