The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Question: I am building a hedge row and am contemplating working with Osage-orange seedlings and planting them. Is this a good choice? Answer: Osage-orange, (Maclura pomifera) aka hedge, hedge-apple, ...

Each year in mid- to late October, the OSU Extension office fields questions about hedge apples, an oddity of nature which seem to fall from the sky in autumn. These large and heavy fruits with an odd ...

The hedge apple, also known as Osage orange or mock orange, is the distinctive fruit of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera). These large, green, wrinkled spheres have long been a source of ...

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 name ...

Answer: Maclura pomifera, also called Osage orange or hedge apple, is a resilient and handsome tree that thrives in zones 4 to 9 (central Virginia is primarily in zone 7). Native to Arkansas, Oklahoma ...

The green brains of alien life forms scattered on the ground under certain trees are no cause for alarm. Actually, they are not alien brains at all, but the fruit of the osage orange, a tree common to ...

Out on a Sunday stroll, Becky and I came upon a smattering of softball-sized, citrus green balls lying on a carpet of fallen foliage. They looked like something you could buy at Five Below. We were on ...

The Reverend Doug Job, formerly an interim minister at a congregation in Cape Girardeau, reflects on how hidden things become revealed in nature.

Orange Grove Center announced its first summer day camp, Camp Osage. Camp Osage will offer an enriching and exclusive experience for school aged children with intellectual and developmental ...

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