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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.
It includes the inedible Osage orange, which is used as mosquito repellent and grown throughout the United States as a hedging plant. [3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants. [4] Maclura is closely related to the genus Cudrania, and hybrids between the two genera have been produced.
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. Master gardener: By any name, hedge apples have uses
The park also has the so-called 'Big Ole Tree', the largest Osage Orange tree in the US. [8] In the month of October, the park hosts a haunted house known as the Haunted Frontier. The 2024 theme is Season of the Witch!
The estate's oldest trees are a large Black Walnut Tree which is over 250 years old, and the 240+ year old Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera), believed to be one of the largest in the United States. An old tale claimed it was a gift from Thomas Jefferson to the Washington family, and grown from seedlings of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 ...
This is a list of trees naturalized in West Virginia. Norway maple (Acer platanoides) Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) Northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) European larch (Larix decidua) Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) Osage orange (Maclura pomifera) White mulberry ...
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The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs found in Texas. [3 ... Picture Scientific name Common name ... osage orange Moraceae (mulberry family) Yes ...