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I’ve been studying this species for about 52 years. Around Nashville TN they are commonly called Bodock (Bois d’arc), Osage-Orange, ...Read More
I have had great success getting new osage orange plants by burying the whole fruit in a pot of potting soil and leaving it outside all w...Read More
I grew up in SW Arkansas Red River bottoms and although we called them "bordarks", they were all over the place. And growing up in the c...Read More
Not easy to find in nurseries. I started some from seed that I gathered from Idlewild Park in downtown Reno, NV zone 5. At the same tim...Read More
I am from Delaware and have a beach house in Maryland. I just want state that I keep loose track of osage orange trees around the area a...Read More
In Texas it's known as a Bodark or Horse Apple Tree. These trees grow along creeks and are very tough trees. I have heard that the wood o...Read More
We have probably a hundred of these trees on our ranch in Pattonville, TX. We have very few problems with Mosquitos and noticed that the ...Read More
My parents have a Bodock tree in their back yard that's more than 35 years old. It was there when they bought the property and I'm 32, so...Read More
Large fruits are usually evolved to attract large animals to eat them and disperse the seeds, but osage oranges aren't eaten by existing ...Read More
We have many osage orange (hedge apples) trees in southern Nebraska.
They provide great shade. PEST REPELLANT: You MUST cut the ...Read More
I just wanted to let you know that we called them horse apples but couldn't figure out why they were called that because our horses would...Read More
I would recommend the male of this species. It makes excellent shade, is drought tolerant, disease resistant, and grows to become a huge...Read More
When my husband and I were looking at small farms in Lawrence Kansas, one of the farms had a barn - we were told it was over 70 years old...Read More
I like using the fruit, intact, in fall arrangements. Just a bunch in a bowl. Great green color, like 'Envy' zinnias! My uncles in Ohio h...Read More
Thanks to all of you for the delightful trip down memory lane, and all the information.
My uncle used to make knives from the spent blades used in cutting fabric at a local factory. The wood he used for the handles was Osage...Read More
if you are a little adventurous, you can make beautiful decroations out of the "Oranges." My dad, using my rock saw (the blade is lurica...Read More
How nice to see this tree/fruit featured on this site. It evoked great memories of a family endeavor during my college days. We...Read More
I have fond memories of this tree from my childhood. I grew up in Brooklyn, NY, across the street from Prospect Park. I loved going to se...Read More
We most commonly use 'osage orange' as its nonmenclature. In the very early years,1700-1800, the trees were grown by nurseries and sold ...Read More
I have not seen this tree growing but bought some timber of it from a mill specialising in tree removal. To me, being a wood turner it is...Read More
Bois d'Arc trees are a common occurance throughout Oklahoma, presumably planted by people trying to save the land during the Dustbowl. <...Read More
Tkishkape,your note brought back something I'd totally forgotten- I bet your Grandma didn't have spiders,either. One year in the fall we ...Read More
I remember the trees when I was growing up in Grayson County, Texas. Our small farm had fences made from the large branches and trunks of...Read More
We have quite a few of these trees growing on our twenty acres. Another name for the large fruits here in Texas is "horse apples" as man...Read More
I see these all over the place in Kansas. The wood does have one use that it is still harvested for today. It makes great fence posts c...Read More
For many years we have driven along U.S. Hwy 21 in Iredell County N.C. between Turnersburg and Harmony. We've often commented on the larg...Read More
Many grow along fence rows because they were the original fencing matieral of "the west". In order to grow them as a fence:
1) Di...Read More
I have my hammock hanging under one of the many trees in my back yard. No, there is no fruit on that one! These are the best shade trees ...Read More
Contrary to the comment des22555 the park superintendent said about osage orange making "excellent firewood", it does NOT make good firew...Read More
To the list of areas where bois d'arc grows (or has grown) might be added:
Fort Worth, Texas, campus of Texas Wesleyan Col...Read More
I have a huge Bois d'arc tree behind my home that is fruitless and thornless....I love this tree! It gives wonderful shade and is big en...Read More
I own a house on a limestone cliff over Stevens Park golf course - Dallas, Texas. Through the years I have seen a large number of trees b...Read More
Someone gave me some seeds about 18 years ago that came from far North Dakota. I got at least one to germinate and planted the tree on a ...Read More
I realize that the fruits of this tree can be laborious as well as dangerous to clean up. I need vast amounts of these fruits for a res...Read More
Glad to know it repells roaches. I lived in zip code 75147 and have a tree on my vacant lot. Never had to worry about watering it. The...Read More
I am a park sutp. in Centralia Ill. There are many osage orange trees in this 300 acre park. I agree that the wood makes excellent fire...Read More
We used to live in Southampton, NY. There was one tree growing right on Noyac Road on the line between Southampton and Sag Harbor. I wo...Read More
We have MANY of these trees growing on our 3 acres that used to be have cattle grazing. Trees are virtually indestructible and very dif...Read More
Light green fruit make a lovely addition to winter outdoor urn decorations. Impaled on a kebab stick or slender cane and poked in among ...Read More
Where (and when) I grew up in south central Kansas, there were still thousands of miles of bodark hedge lining roads all over the country...Read More
My son has these trees growing in his back yard on city property as a hedge groove. This was farmland before the homes were built. The ci...Read More
I've also seen this in Pittsburgh PA by the river, a long way from it's native North East Texas. The wood from this tree doesn't tend to...Read More
I vote negative only because of the plants endless thorns and the fact it takes excessive space to be raised as a continous bush fence ro...Read More
This tree is dioeceous meaning it has male and female flowers on different plants. It is only the female tree that bears fruit. I per...Read More
One of the worst situations caused by this tree is if your have many old ones on your property are the thorns. We have experienced many ...Read More
I have several of these trees on my property, both male and female. They are great shade trees!
The limbs can get heavy...Read More
I grew up on a farm in Collin County, Texas. These lovely trees are common there.
Word of caution to those who have cows or a...Read More
The first time I saw one was when I was little. I was fascinated. I still love them. I bring the ''hedgeballs'' home every year and set t...Read More
This tree/shrub appears to grow freely in my area. We just moved here and are trying to identify most of what's growing on our property....Read More
I have quite a few large specimens of these trees on my farm & in my yard, & apart from having to rake/pile up the "fruit" in early autum...Read More
The seeds of this tree are easy to retrieve if the fruit rots a while. Just pry them open and you'll find the seeds in the pulpy center. ...Read More
I think this is one of the most interesting trees I have ever seen. The fruit is perfectly wrinkled and light green in color. I picked on...Read More
I wanted to report that this tree grows in Pittsburgh, PA, as well. Specifically, I know of two gigantic specimens on the grounds of the...Read More
I saw this for the first time in Greenport, LI NY when looking at a piece of property. I did no know what it was and everyone I knew didn...Read More
It is growing very well in Delaware County, Ohio. It is doing particularly well near the Marina in the State Park in Delaware.I am hoping...Read More
Don't bother with cuttings - I experimented with several ways to propagate and seed is the overwhelming best way (seed seems to need free...Read More
This tree grows in the east-central region of Iowa. I am in the process of trying to get more established along an old fence row. An inte...Read More
Ordinarily, you shouldn't mix (or confuse) apples and oranges - except when it comes to the fruit of Maclura pomifera which you mi...Read More