PERFECT FOR A PRE OR POST DINNER CHEESE AND ANTIPASTO SETTING. A PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY OCCASION. SASSAFRAS BARK, SAP AND OIL SMELLS LIKE CINNAMON. A SASSAFRAS TREE CAN LIVE FOR UP TO 200 YEARS. OFTEN THESE TREES GET INFECTED WITH A FUNGUS THAT STAINS THE WOOD PRODUCING BLACKHEART SASSAFRAS – A TRULY BEAUTIFUL, PRIZED FEATURE. NO TWO PIECES ARE EVER THE SAME. THIS PIECE WILL LAST A LIFETIME. SASSAFRAS IS LIMITED IN SUPPLY, HENCE THE SLIGHTLY HIGHER PRICE.