Osage Orange, Hedge-Apple, Bois d’Arc
Maclura pomifera
Deciduous-Trees
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Maclura pomifera Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Maclura pomifera |
| Common Name: | osage orange hedge-apple bois d'arc |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Suggested Uses: | not a landscape tree, but could be used in pastures or others tough areas in need of shade |
| Characteristics | |
| Height: | 20 - 40 feet tall |
| Foliage: | deciduous, alternate, ovate, with entire margins leaves may be clustered on spurs |
| Flower: | dioecious |
| Fruit: | large, 4 - 6 inch wide syncarp of drupes covered in a yellow-green rind |
| Bark: | develops dark orange-brown color on older trees |
| Environment | |
| Water: | drought- and flood-tolerant |
| Soil: | tolerates poor soil conditions pH adaptable |
| USDA Zone: | zones 4 - 9 |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | may get thorns on young wood thorn-less, male cultivar would have very good potential as an urban tree |
| Additional Notes: | very tough and heat-tolerant |
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