Drying: This wood must be dried slowly to avoid checking. However, it does dry without much warp. End coating is essential. Treat 4/4 Osage orange like 8/4 red oak. Shed drying of green lumber ...

the Osage orange tree was prized by Native American tribes like the Osage and Cherokee for its wood, which made excellent bows. As European settlers moved westward in the 19th century, they ...

Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) is identifiable by its simple, glossy, ovate leaves, typically 2-5 inches long, which turn yellow in fall. The tree produces large, round, bumpy fruits, known as ...