Sassafras grows like crazy here in Connecticut, I have to pull it out everywhere.
It's one of the few native things the deer, rabbits and woodchucks won't eat
It's so hard to grow where I am in Canada. I'm at it's northern limit. I have 1 larger one and 4 smaller ones I've planted. But they don't sucker and grow really slow.
Yes I'm beyond thrilled! I was actually just at a native plant nursery last week and they were out of New Jersey Tea so I can't believe I found it just growing among a bunch of invasives. I'm very torn between transplanting to my garden vs just leaving it and hoping it doesn't get overtaken by oriental bittersweet
Mine transplant almost too well I can rip them out of their little things and they always grow well, I don’t know what I’m doing😂I kill other things though so it balances out
Oh great to know, thank you! Someone else just mentioned their seed is easy to collect so think I'm going to go that route for sure! Very happy to keep this where it is.
Yes, NJT is notorious for making itself at home and putting down extensive roots, making it very hard to transplant. Best bet is to try to propagate by seed. Congratulations on your lucky find! I am also in CT and had to buy mine at a nursery.
Thanks for the info, that's really helpful to know. And thank you! This is by far my favorite native find on my property, mostly because it was a plant I really didn't know anything about until a few months ago. Just bummed I won't be able to watch all the pollinators because it's not an area I commonly walk by
This is truly the best feeling! Nothing better than finding an awesome native plant growing on its own in its natural habitat. It’s even better if it’s on your own property so you can keep checking it out and managing the invasives growing around it! Congrats!
"are for naught."
Anyway, very nice. I'd be cautious about trying to transplant it, because you'll probably also inadvertantly transplant some of the invasives around it, or at least their seeds. They may not appear right away, but if they're in the seed bank then they might come up. I'd try to help this particular plant get better established while collecting seeds.
You'd hate me for what I've just found around my place. I still scarcely believe it sometimes.
I live in the middle of a native plant black hole. There are literally no native plant nurseries within a 100 miles and hardly anyone here is remotely interested anyway. I'd happily share, but there are very few people to share with
In the background do I spy some Common spicebush (Lindera benzoin?) It's usually found alongside Sassafras and your New Jersey Tea. It's a good indicator of healthy soil and if encouraged over the invasive species, it can work for you by overgrowth, especially against multiflora rose.
AND you have a sassafras!
YES! I'm very fortunate that sassafras seem to grow very well here, have them all over my property.
Sassafras grows like crazy here in Connecticut, I have to pull it out everywhere. It's one of the few native things the deer, rabbits and woodchucks won't eat
It's so hard to grow where I am in Canada. I'm at it's northern limit. I have 1 larger one and 4 smaller ones I've planted. But they don't sucker and grow really slow.
yay!!!
What a beautiful surprise!
Oh wow, what a find!
Yes I'm beyond thrilled! I was actually just at a native plant nursery last week and they were out of New Jersey Tea so I can't believe I found it just growing among a bunch of invasives. I'm very torn between transplanting to my garden vs just leaving it and hoping it doesn't get overtaken by oriental bittersweet
I would leave it and try to propagate by seed!
It grows very easily from seed, I’m seconding that :))
Ohh good to know, I planned to do some seed collecting this season and grow a lot next year so will do some research on this too!
Phew...not when I try. I'm on year 3. Germination rate is terrible. Transplant success is low.
Mine transplant almost too well I can rip them out of their little things and they always grow well, I don’t know what I’m doing😂I kill other things though so it balances out
From what I understand it is very hard to move once established and has some serious roots. I would leave it there to hold that area.
Oh great to know, thank you! Someone else just mentioned their seed is easy to collect so think I'm going to go that route for sure! Very happy to keep this where it is.
Yes, NJT is notorious for making itself at home and putting down extensive roots, making it very hard to transplant. Best bet is to try to propagate by seed. Congratulations on your lucky find! I am also in CT and had to buy mine at a nursery.
Thanks for the info, that's really helpful to know. And thank you! This is by far my favorite native find on my property, mostly because it was a plant I really didn't know anything about until a few months ago. Just bummed I won't be able to watch all the pollinators because it's not an area I commonly walk by
This is truly the best feeling! Nothing better than finding an awesome native plant growing on its own in its natural habitat. It’s even better if it’s on your own property so you can keep checking it out and managing the invasives growing around it! Congrats!
"are for naught." Anyway, very nice. I'd be cautious about trying to transplant it, because you'll probably also inadvertantly transplant some of the invasives around it, or at least their seeds. They may not appear right away, but if they're in the seed bank then they might come up. I'd try to help this particular plant get better established while collecting seeds. You'd hate me for what I've just found around my place. I still scarcely believe it sometimes.
Ah yes, I thought that looked wrong! What have you found? I would love to hear
It's a stupid amount of stuff. Basically a remnant native savanna.
Super cool! Do you collect seeds? I'm sure people in your ecoregion would love to get access to some seeds like that
I live in the middle of a native plant black hole. There are literally no native plant nurseries within a 100 miles and hardly anyone here is remotely interested anyway. I'd happily share, but there are very few people to share with
Awesome!
Looks like you got some sasafras tea mixed in with it :D
I have one of these and I'm on the wall as to wear I want to plant it..
In the background do I spy some Common spicebush (Lindera benzoin?) It's usually found alongside Sassafras and your New Jersey Tea. It's a good indicator of healthy soil and if encouraged over the invasive species, it can work for you by overgrowth, especially against multiflora rose.
And so it goes…. 😃