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Title: osage trees
Post by: Blaino on January 18, 2011, 10:57:00 AM

.... do they grew in the south (south caolina)?  I did the search on here and didn't find anything.  for some reason I can't find the information I wnat with the search.  Google didn't help either...  Thanks.

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on January 18, 2011, 11:03:00 AM

They are also known as Hedge Apples

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: arrowwood on January 18, 2011, 11:11:00 AM

The USDA plants database shows them growing in a few places in South Carolina. I'll try to get this link working... one way or another

  http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=SouthCarolina&statefips=45&symbol=MAPO

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: Blaino on January 18, 2011, 11:15:00 AM

yea google gives me all kinds of names and ways to prepare the fruit.  it tells me that tx, olk, and ar are the extent of its natural range... i just thought it would be more wildly ranging.

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: bigbadjon on January 18, 2011, 11:19:00 AM

That usda search is pretty detailed. The native range of osage is'nt very large but people planted them as fences and hedge rows all over the continent so they have been introduced far outside their range.

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: arrowwood on January 18, 2011, 11:21:00 AM

Osage orange's (Maclura pomifera) native range was pretty limited a few centuries ago, but it has spread all over the country now.

 http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/maclura/pomifera.htm

 http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MAPO

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on January 18, 2011, 11:55:00 AM

There are Streets in Ohio that are lined with them..

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: Pat B on January 18, 2011, 01:09:00 PM

Chris Cade(Mechslasher)lives in Abbeville and has found quite a few osages in that area. I remember seeing a few in Savannah when I was growing up.

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: sweeney3 on January 18, 2011, 01:23:00 PM

www.osageorange.com (http://www.osageorange.com)

Also (mainly), try the Primitive Archer forum.  There are all kinds of osage fans over there.  They'll know whatever you want to know.

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: Pepper on January 18, 2011, 01:30:00 PM

Kansas has it's fair share.

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: Blaino on January 18, 2011, 01:50:00 PM

thanks for the information fellas

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: FubarFred on January 18, 2011, 01:56:00 PM

Blaino, I'll be coming to my house in Leesville next week. I have a handful of Osage nuts I'm going to plant on my property. I've a bunch so if you need any seeds let me know.
Fred...

Title: Re: osage trees
Post by: Stumpkiller on January 18, 2011, 01:57:00 PM

Also locally called: Hedge, Horse apple, Bois D'arc, Bodark, Fence tree (there's a lot of it holding old rusted wire)