Osage orange is a small to medium-sized tree or large shrub, planted across the United States for hedges, ornamental use, and shade. Originally it was found in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The name ...

The hedge apple, also known as Osage orange or mock orange, is the distinctive fruit of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera). These large, green, wrinkled spheres have long been a source of ...

Question: I am building a hedge row and am contemplating working with Osage-orange seedlings and planting them. Is this a good choice? Answer: Osage-orange, (Maclura pomifera) aka hedge, hedge-apple, ...

Incompatible trees can pose a variety of risks throughout energy rights-of-way (ROW). For one, expansive root systems not only threaten the integrity of oil and gas pipeline infrastructure, but they ...

Each year in mid- to late October, the OSU Extension office fields questions about hedge apples, an oddity of nature which seem to fall from the sky in autumn. These large and heavy fruits with an odd ...

This “hardy and interesting” naturalized tree could be a good fit for your front yard. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ January Tree of the Month is the Osage orange. It grows an iconic ...

Few Missouri trees have histories that are more interesting than the Osage orange. These trees are probably most noticeable at this time of year due to the large bright green fruit — called “hedge ...