Each year in mid- to late October, the OSU Extension office fields questions about hedge apples, an oddity of nature which seem to fall from the sky in autumn. These large and heavy fruits with an odd ...

Osage orange is a small to medium-sized tree or large shrub, planted across the United States for hedges, ornamental use, and shade. Originally it was found in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The name ...

The hedge apple, also known as Osage orange or mock orange, is the distinctive fruit of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera). These large, green, wrinkled spheres have long been a source of ...

If you take a walk in the forest around Halloween, you might just come across a bunch of what appears to be softball-sized green brains laying all over the ground. If you look up, you may still see ...

Question: I am building a hedge row and am contemplating working with Osage-orange seedlings and planting them. Is this a good choice? Answer: Osage-orange, (Maclura pomifera) aka hedge, hedge-apple, ...

While traveling through the Midwest on leaf peeping adventures, modern day explorers may find a rather nondescript tree with unique, distinct fruit. A medium-sized tree adorned with large, round, ...

As a kid on the farm, I remember seeing a lot of what we called hedge apple trees. Are those still around? — J.H. Yes, hedge apples are still around. However, hedge apple is just one name for these ...

“Monkey brains!” the kids exclaimed as we reached the old dirt road. I was leading an outdoor school program, and it took me a moment to realize the students were referring to the big, lumpy fruit ...