In the 1860s, the price for Osage orange seeds soared to $50 a bushel. In one year, 18,000 bushels of hedge seeds — enough, according to one report, “to plant 100,000 miles of hedge rows ...

But the Osage orange is perhaps best known for its use as a hedgerow fence before the invention of barbed wire in the 1870s. “The trees have an interesting branching pattern and they also have ...

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 Osage orange tree, native to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, was once prized for its hardy wood and thorny branches, but its supposed ability to repel insects and spiders has been debunked by ...

Osage orange is native only to a relatively small area of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, the one-time homeland of the Osage Indians. But it was widely planted outside the native range as a hedge ...

This fall, the quirky Osage orange is sparking curiosity on the Upper East Side with its brain-like appearance, sweet scent, and non-edible nature. advertisement. FOX 5 New York.

The Osage orange tree, or Maclura pomifera, was introduced into Ohio during the 1800's, and is commonly seen in fields and fencerows in rural communities, ...