They are cool trees. When I was at Illinois State there was a giant tree just south of campus. In my home town there was a Greek couple that would cross the street to an abandoned farm to pick the fruits every fall. Does anyone know if they grow in Texas (College Station area)? --- On Fri, 10/17/08, jonathanhutchinson@rhs.org.uk <jonathanhutchinson@rhs.org.uk> wrote: From: jonathanhutchinson@rhs.org.uk <jonathanhutchinson@rhs.org.uk> Subject: Re: [pbs] Way off topic - Hedge apple name ? To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 2:03 AM Maclura pomifera is its botanical name and is a member of the Moraceae -Mulberry family -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James Waddick Sent: 17 October 2008 05:30 To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Way off topic - Hedge apple name ? >I wonder where the name Osage Orange came from. I think the "Osage" >would be from the Native America tribe of the same name and possibly the >'Orange" from the similarity to leaves of the Citrus family. Dear Arnold, I think its original distribution was sort of similar to that of the Osage Indian nation. the fruit sort of looks like a lumpy orange or grapefruit -even more like an Ugli Fruit and it smells faintly (!) citrusy. The foliage is more mulberry looking. Best Jim -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F + _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com/