Plant Details:
Category:
Shade & Flowering Trees
Zones:
5a - 9b
Common Name: Horseapple or Bois D'Arc Osage Orange
| Naturally a dense thorny tree, it works well as a border hedge. Fruits are grapefruit-sized, green, and messy, so the tree should be placed away from walks or roads. The wood is an amazing orange/red color, resists rotting, and is hard, so it has been used for bows, turning on the lathe, and for fence posts. Rootstock for the thornless variety 'Whiteshield'. (Heritage Seedlings) |
