Last evening we had high winds from about 8 PM on Thursday until 2 or 3 AM today. Around 10:30 PM on Thursday I heard a loud crack. I thought either a tree broke off or a branch of a tree. This morning I saw two of the Sassafras trees were severely broken. One had the top broken off and the other broke about 6 feet off the ground. So I post another photo of the leaves.
@Weezilou - Sassafras tea is made from the roots in the Spring. However; Safrole oil, a key component of sassafras tea was declared carcinogenic by the Federal Drug Administration...try this at your own risk