The hedge apple, also known as Osage orange or mock orange ... nature and thorny branches made it ideal for creating natural fences and windbreaks. The tree’s popularity spread rapidly across ...

Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera ... The tree produces large, round, bumpy fruits, known as “hedge apples,” that are green to yellow-green and about 4-6 inches in diameter.

hedge balls, and mock-orange. And I have heard more than one youngster playing with these fruits call them monkey brains. Osage orange trees were planted as living fences prior to the development ...

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 ...

Before barbwire was invented, pioneers would move trees to the area and use them as a living fence. The yellow-green fruit known as “hedge apples” is produced by the Osage orange tree.

Living fences don’t have to be a thing of the ... In the United States, colonial homesteaders often created hedges with Osage orange, a hardy native tree with a tangle of branches and spiky ...

The pioneers planted Osage orange trees as a "living fence" or hedge around their farms long before barbed wire came into use. With extensive pruning, the Osage orange sprouted many adventitious ...

(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.

The hedge apple, also known as Osage ... branches made it ideal for creating natural fences and windbreaks. UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 27: Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera), Moraceae.