The heyday of living fences on farms lasted less than ... were among the first to use thickly planted Osage orange barriers to keep animals out of their crops. Illinois’ leadership was largely ...

The Southern Planter says, regarding this plant for live fences, which should be extensively cultivated :—" Beyond all question, we think that the 'osage orange ' is better suited for hedges in ...

Today's animals are disinterested in the globose ... With regular pruning, an Osage-orange fence was “horse-high, bull-strong and pig-tight,” as the old-timers said. Promoted by the likes ...

Lipscomb said that the unusually large fruit is a remnant of prehistoric times, once eaten by massive, now-extinct animals ... Osage orange is perhaps best known for its use as a hedgerow fence ...

A few animals pick at them ... was now used to support the land’s most popular type of fence. Though much of the Osage orange tree’s prominence has gone by the wayside, some landowners ...

Evidence implies that many of these animals may have ... pruned to the extreme, the Osage orange grows into a dense hedge with interlocking branches. These hedge fences were so good at containing ...

Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera ... and Arkansas. “Good fences make good neighbors,” wrote poet Robert Frost. But what, exactly, makes a good fence? If you’ve ever had the dubious pleasure ...

LOUIS — Along the rivers, the Osage ... fence. Osage oranges are seen in a field near Springfield, Mo. The yellow-green fruit known as “hedge apples” is produced by the Osage-orange tree.

As the Ice Age wound down, big animals ... for fence posts, stakes and the bow-making classes. While the tree can be found in Pennsylvania’s farmland, Joe Schott does not tend to osage orange ...

(KOLN) - The Osage Orange tree produces a unique fruit known as the hedge apple, which, although inedible, is popular for fall decorating. The tree’s wood has been used for fence posts for decades.

A few animals pick at them ... was now used to support the land’s most popular type of fence. Though much of the Osage orange tree’s prominence has gone by the wayside, some landowners ...