Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid
Osage Orange Horse Apple
Soil: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil
Deciduous tree, dioecious plant 12-20 m tall with short trunks and round-topped canopies leaves 8-13 cm long, 5-8 cm wide, thick, dark green, shining above, paler green below flowers greenish fruit resemble a large, yellow-green orange about 10-13 cm in diameter
•Ornamental plants. The sap of the fruit is used as an insect repellent. It said to be effective against cockroaches. The wood is extremely hard, heavy, tough, and durable. It also shrinks or swells very little compared to the wood of other trees. The wood is used for fence posts, insulator pins, treenails, furniture, and archery bows. In fact, many archers consider the wood of the Osage-orange to be the world's finest wood for bows. Also, a bright yellow dye can be extracted from the wood.
Maclura aurantiaca (Nutt) Raf
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