Osage orange trees grow well in all types of conditions ... The fruit borne by this tree is commonly called hedge apple but are also sometimes referred to as horse-apple, hedge balls, and mock-orange.

Tree With Small Round Green Balls. More often than not, the tree they used was the Osage orange tree, sometimes also called prairie hedge, hedge apple, horse apple, bowwood or yellow-wood.

It provided a barrier that was “horse-high, bull-strong and pig-tight”. The Osage orange tree belongs to the plant family Moraceae, ... Hedge apple trees make thick hedgerows.

The Osage orange tree, native to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, was once prized for its hardy wood and thorny branches, but its supposed ability to repel insects and spiders has been debunked by ...

Osage orange’s qualities extend well beyond corralling cattle and other livestock. Its tight grain makes the wood extraordinarily flexible, enough so that a bow made from the tree was worth a horse ...

The hedge apple tree, also known as the Osage orange, is a native tree growing in the south of the United States. Native to ...

Osage orange trees, which grow to 20 to 40 feet tall, are found in moist, well-drained soils, but are tolerant of alkaline soil, clay, dry sites, occasional drought and flooding. The natural range of ...

ST. LOUIS — Along the rivers, the Osage Orange, also known as hedge apple, bois d’arc, bodark, bodock, or bow-wood, flourishes. The trees are known for their thorns and large green fruit ...

The osage orange tree is also called the hedge apple, horse apple, or monkey ball because it produces a bumpy spherical fruit filled with sticky white latex.

Osage orange is a small to medium-sized tree or large shrub, planted across the United States for hedges, ornamental use, and shade. Originally it was found in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The ...

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Along rivers, the Osage orange — also known as hedge apple, bois d’arc, bodark, bodock, or bow-wood — flourishes. The trees are known for their thorns and large green ...

The Osage orange tree, native to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, was once prized for its hardy wood and thorny branches, but its supposed ability to repel insects and spiders has been debunked by sc… ...