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I have not seen them before but I would like to know what it is! sam
posted by
sam444
on September 14, 2008 at 12:21 PM
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Very interesting post. Opens the windoe of learning.
posted by
merkie
on September 14, 2008 at 11:05 AM
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Sorry...I guess I'm a little late.
I see you got your answer? never seen one of them before.
posted by
shelly_b
on September 14, 2008 at 6:37 AM
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Kabu
No it sounds great. I am going to try it. Thanks for reading me.
posted by
Justi
on September 13, 2008 at 9:23 PM
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It's a new one for me darling and thank you for posting this
I like to learn new things. It looks quite lethal but apparently not.
posted by
Kabu
on September 13, 2008 at 8:34 PM
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khyal
Thank you for reading. I will check out your posts. I have not seen your name before. If you are new welcome to Blogit. If you are not forgive my slowness in getting to you.
posted by
Justi
on September 13, 2008 at 8:18 PM
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Re:Corbin Dallas
I checked out all those pages and found them to be interesting. It is a rare find around here. I thank you so much for the answer and the links to so much information.
posted by
Justi
on September 13, 2008 at 8:16 PM
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Re: Re: Thank you lustorlove,
That is beautiful photograph. It is not what I have. Corbin Dallas just named it and sent photograph. It is a Hedge Apple or Osage Orange. But these fruits you posted are beautiful and look like they would be delicious, I am assuming as much since the runners took them 200km. Thanks for your help and interest.
posted by
Justi
on September 13, 2008 at 8:14 PM
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The different sources
say they are found mainly in Texas and Oklahoma......but we had them on our farm about a mile from where I live now.......I remember Mom would put them in the house to keep insets out of the house.....apparently it worked
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on September 13, 2008 at 7:15 PM
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BTW....
The reason its called a hedgeapple.........
Before the invention of barbed wire in the 1880's, many thousands of miles of hedge were constructed by planting young Osage Orange trees closely together in a line. The saplings were aggressively pruned to promote bushy growth. "Horse high, bull strong and hog tight." Those were the criteria for a good hedge made with Osage Orange. Tall enough that a horse would not jump it, stout enough that a bull would not push through it and woven so tightly that even a hog could not find its way through! After barbed wire made hedge fences obsolete, the trees still found use as a source of unbeatable fence posts. The wood is strong and so dense that it will neither rot nor succumb to the attacks of termites or other insects for decades. The trees also found use as an effective component of windbreaks and shelterbelts.
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on September 13, 2008 at 7:12 PM
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Justi......
It's a Hedgeapple........I haven't seen one of those since I was a kid......
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Folklore provides numerous claims that hedgeapples are repellent to insects and spiders. The fruit of the osage orange has been placed in households for ages.
The Hedgeapple's average lifespan in an air-condition environment is 2-3 months. Although some can develop spots at an early stage, Hedgeapples should only be discarded once most of the green has disappeared.
Check out this web site............HedgeApple.com
- Hedgeapples are not poisonous. However, Hedgeapples have suffocated livestock by lodging in their esophagus.
- Very often, a Hedgeapple is incorrectly referred to as a Hedge Ball, Horse Apple, Green Brains, Monkey Balls or Mock Orange. In Texas, they call them Horse Apples, in fact they write poems about them (click here for the poem).
- The hedge tree has several names, Osage Orange (most popular) and Bodark (French) and Maclura pomifera (scientific name). Naturalist, Jim Mason has posted a very professional page about Osage Orange.
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on September 13, 2008 at 7:08 PM
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hi
really nice work
posted by
khyal
on September 13, 2008 at 7:08 PM
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Re: Thank you lustorlove,
Is this it?
posted by
Lanetay
on September 13, 2008 at 6:56 PM
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Thanks Bel hope all is well with you.
posted by
Justi
on September 13, 2008 at 6:54 PM
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Hmmm not familar to me.
posted by
Bel_
on September 13, 2008 at 6:52 PM
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Thank you lustorlove,
I was not sure I wanted to even cut it with a knife I use, but it looked harmless. Isn't that what we always say. I will take a look at guava and see if I can find something. I didn't know where to begin. Thanks again.
posted by
Justi
on September 13, 2008 at 6:40 PM
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I think my boss gave me one of those, its simalar to a guava I believe an asian fruit?
posted by
Lanetay
on September 13, 2008 at 6:36 PM
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