Osage Orange-Monkey Balls-Horse Apple 6 Seeds - Tree Reviews
Osage Orange-Monkey Balls-Horse Apple 6 Seeds - Tree Feature
- Maclura Pomifera Trees: Native to the midwestern and southeastern United States
- The fruit is neither an orange nor an apple, although it approaches the size of those fruits
- A yellow-orange dye is also extracted from the wood and is used as a substitute for fustic and aniline dyes in arts and industry
- Also makes an unusual bonsai.
- 6 Seeds
The wood of Maclura Pomifera was highly prized by the Osage Indians of Arkansas and Missouri for bows. In fact, Maclura Pomifera is stronger than oak (Quercus) and as tough as hickory (Carya), and is considered by archers to be one of the finest native North American woods for bows. In Arkansas, in the early 19th century, a good osage bow was worth a horse and a blanket. A yellow-orange dye is also extracted from the wood and is used as a substitute for fustic and aniline dyes in arts and industry. Also makes an unusual bonsai.
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Dec 31, 2011 18:46:03