![]() ![]() ![]() As a member of the Mulberry Family, it is related to the Mulberries and Figs. A distinctive growth habit is the repeatedly arching branches that hang down at the ends, but periodically send up vertical shoots. ![]() Specimens found in the open are upright and rapidly growing in youth, becoming arching and spreading with age, reaching 40 feet in height and 40 feet in width with a dense crown of interlacing, thorny branches. Most parts of the tree exude a sticky white sap containing latex when wounded or cut.Ī native of portions of Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, Osage Orange loves the prolonged hot and dry conditions of summer, and thrives in poor soils. When its wood is used as fenceposts or laid-down timbers, it takes decades to completely rot. Commercially, its very strong wood is used to make the best bows for archery. The Osage Indians of the southern Great Plains and the resemblance of its fruits to lime-colored oranges give it the more common name of Osage Orange. Its usage as a large hedge tree in a row planting and the softball-sized fruits of female trees give it the alternative common name of Hedge Apple. Osage Orange ( Maclura pomifera), a tree introduced into Ohio during the 1800s, is commonly seen in rural areas where it is found in fields and fence rows. Fall 2022 DNAP eNews - Prairie Restoration. ![]()
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