Osage orange
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Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange, is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States. It typically grows about 8 to 15 metres tall. Wikipedia
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Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States.
Osage orange is a medium-sized tree with a short trunk, dense, round, or irregular crown, milky sap, and stout thorns. Leaves are alternate, simple, ...
Commonly called Osage-orange or hedge apple, this medium-sized tree has a short trunk and rounded crown with large globular fruit produced by female trees.
Jul 5, 2023 · The Osage orange tree is known for its large green, inedible fruits. Find out more about the history and characteristics of this tree.
Osage orange, (Maclura pomifera), thorny tree or shrub native to the south-central United States, the only species of its genus in the family Moraceae.
Rot Resistance: Osage Orange is extremely durable and is considered to be one of the most decay resistant woods in North America. Workability: Working ...
Apr 1, 2021 · The fruit of Osage orange are large, round, hard, wrinkled or bumpy in texture, pale green or lime green in color, and 8-15cm (3-6″) in diameter ...
Osage-orange is hardy over most of the contiguous US. Because of its strong and flexible wood, this tree has high resistance to damage from wind, hail, and ice.
4-6 inch inedible wrinkled fruit resembles a large, yellow-green orange or grapefruit. It is a syncarp of drupes covered with a rind and when opened oozes a ...
Osage orange has a long and interesting history of use by both Native Americans and early pioneers. Its wood was once in demand for making hubs and wheel rims ...