2021年4月1日 · Osage orange (Maclura pomifera), also known as Bois d’ arc, Hedge Apple or Horse Apple, is a member of the Moraceae family, to which figs, mulberries, breadfruit and jackfruit also belong, and is native to the south-central United States.

Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange (/ ˈ oʊ s eɪ dʒ / OH-sayj), is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States. It typically grows about 8 to 15 metres (30–50 ft) tall.

2024年10月10日 · The Osage orange fruit is the size of a large orange or grapefruit, and it has a warty-looking surface. It is green in color, though, not yellow or orange, and the surface is covered with coarse hair. So, what is this hedge, and why would anyone want to plant it?

2023年7月5日 · The Osage orange tree is known for its large green, inedible fruits. Find out more about the history and characteristics of this tree.

Osage oranges, botanically classified as Maclura pomifera, are a rare North American species belonging to the Moraceae family, along with jackfruit, mulberries, and breadfruit. The seasonal fruits develop on fast-growing, deciduous trees reaching 8 to 15 meters in height, and the trees begin bearing fruit approximately ten years after planting.

2025年3月15日 · Osage orange, thorny tree or shrub native to the south-central United States, the only species of its genus in the family Moraceae. The plant is often trained as a hedge or planted as a windbreak. The large wrinkled fruit contains a …

2022年11月11日 · A medium-sized tree adorned with large, round, chartreuse colored fruit can be easily identified as Maclura pomifera, or Osage orange. Although ordinary in appearance for most of the year, and not often planted today, this species has an extraordinary tale to tell.

Yes, Osage oranges are edible, but people like to avoid eating them traditionally. Osage oranges contain 2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxystilbene (THS) responsible for a bitter taste. This compound has toxic effects on certain animals, but there is no definitive evidence of toxicity to humans.

Osage orange is easy to plant and establish from seed. Fruit should be collected in the fall and allowed to naturally decay for several months. Seeds can be extracted from the fruit by maceration in water and floating or screening off the pulp. Osage orange averages about 200 to 300 seeds per fruit. Cleaned seed per pound averages about 14,000.

OSAGE ORANGE Maclura pomifera (Rafin.) C.K. Schneider Plant Symbol =MAPO Contributed by: USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center Manhattan, Kansas Fruit and leaf of Osage orange plant from the PLANTS Database website. Photo by Jeff McMillian. Alternate Names: bodark, hedge apple, horse-apple, naranjo chino, hedge, and Bois d’Arc. Uses

2019年12月13日 · The tree and fruit that Meriwether Lewis would call the Osage Plum or Apple when he wrote back to President Jefferson in March 1804, is today known as the Osage orange (Maclura pomifera). But most people now know the large, lumpy fruit as a “hedge apple.”

Maclura pomifera, commonly known as Osage Orange, Bodark, or Horse Apple, is a unique deciduous tree native to the south-central United States. Known for its distinctive large, green, wrinkled fruit, this tree holds a fascinating history and numerous ecological and practical uses.

2025年2月26日 · Recognized for its distinctive wrinkled green fruit, roughly the size of a grapefruit, the Osage Orange tree is more than just a visual curiosity. Its dense, yellow wood is exceptionally strong, flexible, and naturally resistant to termites, making it a valuable resource for woodworking and other practical uses.

The fruit of the Osage Orange - the so-called "hedge apple" - stands out vividly in an autumn treeline. It is a large, dense, green wrinkled ball up to 6" in diameter that often persists on the tree after the leaves have fallen off.

This large native produces intriguingly odd fruit and makes an excellent tree in tough locations. Learn more about osage orange, here.

An osage orange (Maclura pomifera) is a large fruit in the Moraceae (mulberry) family. The fruit also goes by various names, including mock orange, hedge apple, horse apple, monkey brains, yellow-wood, crab apple, and monkey ball.

2024年9月2日 · The osage-orange (Maclura pomifera) is prized across U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 9 for its dense canopy, attractive foliage and bark, strong wood and unique fruits. When fully grown, an Osage Orange tree can reach heights of about 26 to 49 feet.

2021年9月24日 · Not widely planted in the Midwest until the mid-nineteenth century, Osage oranges belong to the Moraceae family, to which mulberries and figs also belong, and the skin of the fruit often has a pleasant, sweet, slightly citrusy smell.

Osage-orange in prairie regions provides valuable cover and nesting sites for quail, pheasant, other birds, and animals (20,33), but the bitter-tasting fruit is little eaten by wildlife. Reports that fruit causes the death of livestock have been proven wrong …

2025年3月26日 · The Osage orange, Macular pomifera, is actually not an orange at all and is more commonly known as a hedge apple, bow wood, or bodark. The fruit is wrinkly and bumpy in appearance, and considered inedible because of the texture and taste, but they're very interesting and fun to grow.

2021年9月24日 · Not widely planted in the Midwest until the mid-nineteenth century, Osage oranges belong to the Moraceae family, to which mulberries and figs also belong, and the skin of the fruit often has a pleasant, sweet, slightly citrusy smell.