Dear wasp mates!
I need someone who can help in purchasing of sassafras albidum seeds from one supplier in US. I faced a problem, that they can not provide shipment to the country i live (Russia) without some certeficates like import permit, phytosanitary certificate etc, which they believe are required to pass through our customs without any problems. But indeed no certificates are required, i've purchased many parcels from webstores with seeds. This supplier seems to be a large company trying not to violate any laws in legal purposes. But at the same time, they are having low prices, thats why i am willnig to purchase from them.
Could somebody help me? I want around 1 lbs of seeds

What is the URL to the store?
I will consider it, as I'd like some of these seeds as well.

I'm sure, not a single sassafras plant in russia, maybe except botanic gardens.  But that is not because of climate - we have many areas where it should be hardy (i have zone 5). The reason is that it is practically unknown here. The site is  http://www.sheffields.com/   

I use to use the root because compaired to most plants The EO content in sassy is just huge. The roots are increadable easy to dig up. The grow in sandy soil which makes there already shallow roots easyer to get at. I dont see why I couldnt send some Vesp no hassles with sassy seeds I wouldn't think. I like to look around a large tree and there will be sappling all over Give the little two inch diameter trees a good yank and the root will come up with ease. Plus in a few years all the sapplings will be back where they where instead of destroying the mother tree.

The seeds of 2009 crop should be ripen from august to autumn, depending on area. Still, if someone wants to sow them this year already, my offer is in power. btw, i know how to deceive them and they will start after 1 week, unlike official method that requires 4months in refregaratir and 4 months for sprouting.           

no)) usual scarification. seed free from seed coat, in wet vermiculite or sand. i usually put them into zip-lock with vermiculite, under daylight lamp. yes, i have some experience in cultivating this plant, but i ordered very few seeds before,  not sufficient to experiment with

That was the procedure i initially found for ginkgo biloba seeds. Look here http://www.carolina.com/text/pdf/care_guides/Ginkgo_biloba_Seed.pdf  But my GB seeds did not sprout, i think that was becase they were old (>1 year).  Sassafras even do not need that kind of sterilization, they sprout fine without it. Better just to use filtered water, not tap.

The growth rate of sassafras in my case is poor. Several plants are very sick because i did not know their soil preferences. Sassafras seems to be intolerable to humus(!), that for most other plants is associated with fertility and quality of soil. Sassafras loves sandy loam, maybe sand(did not try yet). The seedlings that i have planted in "rich" dark colour soil were very sick, attacked by beetles and growing slow (not dead not alive), and when at the end of the season i transplanted them to better soil, i saw that the roots had signs of decay. Those on the sandy soil+loamy reddish soil were better, their leaves were bright, healthy and nice violet stems, as well as those that were growing at low-fertiled clay(where usual weeds have low height because of soil content). They grow 30cm/1st year, not much, but i am sattisfied. In Us there are another climatic conditions, and i think US members should have better(or different) experience then mine. AFAIK For getting seeds,  5 years is sufficient (in case of good condiditons).  btw, Sedit, at what kind of soil your sassafras(es) grow?