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Moraceae
Osage Orange Flower
Maclura pomifera
Protection and defense.
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Maclura
- Native to
- South-Central United States
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- Deciduous Tree
- Height
- 25-50 feet
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Soil
- Adaptable, Well-drained
- Water
- Low to Moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The Osage Orange fruit, called a hedge apple, can grow as large as a softball.
- The wood is among the hardest and most rot-resistant of any North American tree.
- Native Americans prized the wood for making bows, and the French name 'bois d'arc' means 'bow wood.'
- Farmers planted Osage orange as living fences before barbed wire was invented.
- The bright orange-yellow wood produces a natural dye used for centuries.
Color meanings
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Protection
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Endurance
2
Resourcefulness