Osage Orange
Scientific Name: Maclura pomifera
Category: Ornamentals
Description:
The Osage Orange is also called hedge, hedge apple or bois d'arc. It is a large tree. Some trees have thorns. The leaves are alternative and simple with a smooth margin. It is dioecious with separate male and female plants. The fruit is a large composite fruit sometimes called a hedge ball or hedge apple.
Osage orange tree | Immature leaves & flowers |
Osage orange fruit (hedge ball) |
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