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Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera

Description

A medium-sized tree to 40 feet tall and a short trunk up to 3 feet in diameter, with many crooked, interweaving, thorny branches that form a dense, spreading crown. Scattered as native in moist soil, flood plain, and valley forests. Widely planted for hedges, fences, shelterbelts, windbreaks, ornament, and shade tree.

Interesting Facts

The common name, “bois d’arc” is French for “bow-wood,” a reference to the use by Native Americans for bows and war clubs. This species was also widely distributed and planted to make hedgerows and livestock pens prior to the invention of barbed wire.

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    $1.00

  • SKU: 6
  • Type: Hardwood
  • Hardiness Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • Moisture Zones: All, Central, Eastern, Most, Western
  • Soil Type: Most
  • Windbreak: Good
  • Erosion Control: Good
  • Wildlife: Superior
  • Product Type: Bare-Root Seedlings

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USDA Hardiness Zones

The primary guide to determine plant hardiness is the USDA Hardiness Zone Map, which divides the United States into ten zones based on average minimum temperatures. Each zone is then subdivided into A and B sections. A plant is said to be hardy if it can tolerate the lowest average winter temperature that occurs in a zone. Hardiness is affected by duration and intensity of sunlight; amount and timing of rainfall; length and severity of summer drought; soil characteristics; slope; frost occurrence; humidity; and cultural practices.

For more information or questions contact your nearest forester for advice.