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Osage orange

Osage orange Maclura pomifera

Description:

size of softball, green, bumpy texture, soft inside. Used it as roach bate in the 80's-90's as a kid.

Habitat:

Temperate climate zone Bronx NY

Notes:

Used it as roach bate in the 80's-90's.

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Osage orange
Maclura pomifera Maclura pomifera


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4 Comments

StanleyTakaro
StanleyTakaro 11 years ago

thanks

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

Interesting, NickAsher. The plant seems to have various "useful" properties.

NickAsher
NickAsher 11 years ago

Supposed to keep mice away also.

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

The fruits are inedible.

StanleyTakaro
Spotted by
StanleyTakaro

New York, USA

Spotted on Oct 5, 2011
Submitted on Jan 21, 2013

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