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Osage orange
Maclura pomifera
44.8179, 20.4568
Field Notes
Description:
Maclura pomifera, commonly called Osage orange, hedge apple,[1] horse apple, bois d'arc, bodark, or bodock is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, typically growing to 8–15 metres (26–49 ft) tall. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on different plants. The fruit, a multiple fruit, is roughly spherical, but bumpy, and 7.6–15 centimetres (3–6 in) in diameter. It is filled with a sticky white latex. In fall, its color turns a bright yellow-green.
Habitat:
Osage orange occurred historically in the Red River drainage of Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas and in the Blackland Prairies, Post Oak Savannas, and Chisos Mountains of Texas. It has been widely naturalized in the United States and Ontario. The oldest Osage orange is located at River Farm, in Alexandria, VA, and is believed to have been a gift from Thomas Jefferson.
Notes:
I only wish I knew before that fruit repels spiders and mosquitoes...This is newcomer to Europe from North America.
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