I found a group of trees yesterday in an abandoned lot in town yesterday that I believe may be orage orange. Sorry no pics, only a description. The tree had a green "fruit" about the size of a baseball. The tree looked kinda like a pear tree with some good sized thorns. The leaves were kinda heart shapeded. No one around here I've talked to has seen an Osage orange tree. Does my description sound like one ?
osage orange ?
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blujacket
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Dave_B
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Thistle
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Osage-Orange,Hedge,Hedge Apple,Bois d' arc.............. different regional names for the same tree.
Dave_B
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weatherguy
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osagebow
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Nooooooooo! Don't burn it
Nah, just kidding. possibly the best wood out there, but sharpen that chain and watch those thorns. Pure evil!
Nah, just kidding. possibly the best wood out there, but sharpen that chain and watch those thorns. Pure evil!
fox9988
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but the BTU's are 
swagler85
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Just dont try eating the fruit, tried that once.
Deer around where I hunt love them things, so I tried a bite to see how it was. UGHHHH horrible, nasty taste, and sticky.
Couldnt even get it off my knife for a while. That was a mistake by learned a valuable lesson.
Deer around where I hunt love them things, so I tried a bite to see how it was. UGHHHH horrible, nasty taste, and sticky.
Couldnt even get it off my knife for a while. That was a mistake by learned a valuable lesson.
That is the same fruit above that I picked off the tree. I don't know who owns the lot so cutting it is out of the question. I've never seen a osage orange before nor has anyone I know around here. What I'm interested in is how do I go about getting more. Do you get seeds from the pods ?
Thistle
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Hardest & heaviest wood in temperate North America,twice as strong as Hickory,even more resilient.One of the most decay resistant also,rivals Redwood,Black Locust & Black Walnut in durability.
Farmers used the tree as a natural hedge, thus the term hedgewood is used. The fruit was mashed and thinned out with water. Trenches were dug in the fields and the "soup" was poured into the trench and covered. It would only take a couple years and the hedge with all its' stickers would keep the cattle or horses contained.
Lewiston
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No reason to. In your neck of the woods it IS Hedge Apple.Ahh, I see. I feel like a dunce.
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Dave_B
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Thanks. In the short time that I have been involved with this site, I have learned scads of info, thanks to all of you guys.No reason to. In your neck of the woods it IS Hedge Apple.
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Ralphie Boy
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Careful bout burning in an open fireplace or pit as it can throw sparks and burning chunks half way roun the world!
Wood Duck
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BoilerMan
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Backwoods Savage
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I remember those green balls from my youth. For many years we had no idea what it was and had the only one that I know of in the area. Sadly, I now find it is gone. Someone maybe used it for firewood. I used to use them as softballs. Made a mess on the bat. 
I'd love to get my hands on some , but it's fairly rare up here. I have planted about 20-30 of them and a bunch of various locust over the last few years . But, that's for the next owner of this places enjoyment . Even planted a couple of sweet gums so that whoever it is will bless my name when I'm gone .
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