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Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange (/ ˈ oʊ s eɪ dʒ / OH-sayj), is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States.It typically grows about 8 to 15 metres (30–50 ft) tall.
Maclura is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It includes the inedible Osage orange , which is used as mosquito repellent and grown throughout the United States as a hedging plant . [ 3 ]
Maclura pomifera (osage orange) [102] One of the most-planted tree species in North America. It now provides decay-resistant fence posts, but from the mid-1800s until the adoption of barbed wire, it was widely used for prairie hedges. Uses: landscaping. [103] All but ME NH VT
Osage orange – Maclura pomifera; Sweet orange – Citrus × sinensis; Wild orange – Maclura pomifera; Orange-root – Asclepias tuberosa; Osage – Maclura pomifera; Osier – Salix; (in North America) Cornus. Red osier – Cornus amomum
Maclura pomifera; T. Maclura tinctoria; Maclura tricuspidata This page was last edited on 29 March 2013, at 21:31 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Maclura: cockspur thorns; Maclura cochinchinensis: Chinese cockspur thorn Moraceae (mulberry family) Maclura pomifera: Osage-orange Moraceae (mulberry family) 641 Maclura tricuspidata: cudrang; Mandarin melonberry; silkworm thorn; zhe (che); Chinese mulberry Moraceae (mulberry family) Morus: mulberries; Morus alba: white mulberry Moraceae ...
The first two are particularly effective barriers to livestock. In North America, Maclura pomifera (i.e., hedge apple) was grown to form a barrier to exclude free-range livestock from vegetable gardens and corn fields. [5] Other shrubs and trees used include holly, beech, oak, ash, and willow; the last three can become very tall. [6]
It can be found in plants of the family Moraceae including Morus nigra (Black mulberry), [1] in Morus alba, [2] Maclura pomifera (Maclura aurantiaca or Osage-Orange), [2] in the jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) [3] and in Artocarpus dadah. [4] Dihydromorin is an inhibitor of tyrosinase. [3]