u/ImKindaDumb_PlsHelp

Found this in my Mom's old unused garden this year when it was just sticks. I was clearing the soil in winter so I put it in this pot until I knew what it was- still no idea! Now that it has some leaves, I tried google lensing it but getting different answers. One being that it was an invasive honeysuckle I need to kill on sight, other times said its witch hazel or blueberry, another saying its Japanese magnolia.

Any idea? In NJ near the Pine Barrens btw

Update: Thank you everyone! It seems like it is a Sassafras. I didn't know it had so many uses. I'm gonna find it a nice home in the yard and replant it!