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Maclura pomifera |
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Osage Orange |
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Midwestern United States |
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Irregularly upright, with a
low, rounded crown of stiff, spiny, arching branches. |
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20-40 feet tall (up to 60 feet),
with a spread of 30-40 feet |
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Flowers are
dioecious and
inconspicuous. |
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Leaves are alternate, simple,
ovate, 2-5 inches long, with an acuminate tip
and entire margins. |
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Fall color is yellowish-green
to yellow. |
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Bark is dark orange brown, with
irregular fissures and ridges, forming a basket
weave pattern. Thorns up to 10 inches long. |
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Fruit is a large, rounded
orange-like syncarp of drupes, 3-5 inches in diameter,
covered with a warty, leathery rind, resembling
a yellowish-green orange and containing a milky
sap. |
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No ornamental value
at all |
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