Osage orange trees are dioecious, which means that there are both female and male trees. Only female Osage orange trees bear fruit, so if you wish to plant one of these trees in your home ...

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 ...

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.

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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 ...

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Two Osage orange trees were grown from cuttings collected from trees planted in 1865 in Springfield, Illinois, the hometown of President Abraham Lincoln. The trees are not expected to produce fruit.

Osage orange has a USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Range of 5-9; some area’s of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are too cold for this tree. It’s mature height is 45 feet with a width of 40 feet. Most ...

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 ...