It is most commonly known as Osage orange, but other names include hedge, hedge-apple, yellow-wood, bowwood, Osage apple, and bodark (from the French bois d’arc, meaning bow wood).

It is most commonly known as Osage orange, but other names include hedge, hedge-apple, yellow-wood, bowwood, Osage apple, and bodark (from the French bois d’arc, meaning bow wood).

Osage Orange: A Wood for All Seasons Reader Contribution by David Boyt | Published on February 22, 2013 ...

Texas History The Quirky History of the Osage Orange, Texas’s Ugliest Fruit Once eaten by woolly mammoths, and later used by Indigenous Texans and settlers for its sturdy wood, this strange ...

Help your projects stand up to the elements with this roundup of naturally rot-resistant woods. The post 8 Types of ...

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 ...

The yellow wood of the Osage orange is hard, strong and durable. It can be worked while it is green, but once it dries it is extremely hard.

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 hedge row tree, once a favorite of American settlers, deserves a look from modern-day homesteaders looking for fencing options.

Threats to species health as well as also insight into the wood provided by the species, will be provided through additional resources as well as the Hardwoods of the Central Midwest exhibit of 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 ...