USA. Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Bark, Cut and Sifted, Wild Harvested Common names: Saxifrax, Knutze, Saloop, Ague Tree, Cinnamon Wood, Fennel Wood, Smelling-Stick, Winauk, Pauane, Kombu Family: Lauraceae Sassafras is a deciduous tree, found in eastern North America, from southern Canada to northern Florida, and westward to east Texas and Iowa. It can reach heights of 10 to 50 and even occasionally 100 or more feet, with larger trees growing in warmer southern locations. It flourishes in open woods, along fences, or in fields, and favors moist, sandy soils. The history of Sassafras is remarkable. According to legend, Columbus found North America because he could smell the scent of Sassafras trees.