Anyone ever try Sassafras as bonsai?

[CapeCodBonsai]

In the ground only. If these two survive the winter I'll try to pot them up next year.

Ahhh . . . there Is the challenge. I hope you’re successful and would love to follow your progress. It would be nice to see you getting young trees with decent sized trunk caliper into pots rather than the twig that I’m starting out with. Please keep posting updates.

 

[Tieball]

Sassafras grows naturally all around me. I’ve never tried it for bonsai captivity though. I used to dig up the trees for the roots. Clean the roots well and boil them in water for Sassafras Tea….Root Beer Tea as it used to be called.