In this edition of ID That Tree, meet a non-native tree originally planted for fence rows, the Osage Orange, also known as a hedgeapple. This tree is known by its gray bark with orange undertones and ...

Osage oranges have a sticky, milky sap on the inside. Osage orange trees, which grow to 20 to 40 feet tall, are found in moist, well-drained soils, but are tolerant of alkaline soil, clay, dry sites, ...

The tree is relatively tolerant of drought, alkaline soil, salt and air pollution. It’s also rot resistant. Osage orange has a USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Range of 5-9; some area’s of Michigan ...

is the distinctive fruit of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera). These large, green, wrinkled spheres have long been a ...