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I have been picking these hedge apples up for years thinking they were so cool with their brain like skins. I also thought they were toxic, thanks for the clarification also for the bug repellant tip! We have tree's here in Southern Illinois too! Our apples are anywhere from an extremely large apple to grapefruit size.
- Lesley Sales
Take a look at the September 2001 issue of Natural History magazine wherein you'll find an article by Connie Barlow entitled "Ghost Stories From the Ice Age" that suggests the osage orange (maclura pomifera)has been around these parts (North America) for a very long time. Check it out.
- Sicula
Recent Survey Entries
Name: Lisa
State: IL
Years used: One
How many used: 8
Obtained: Picked your own
Places where used: underneath mobile home
Pest After: spiders
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 75% Reduction
Cockroaches: Not Sure
Ants: Not Sure
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: Not Sure
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: September
Any initial activity? No
Started Working?: One Week
Duration of Effect: Six Months
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Never
General Comments: .
Did They Work: Yes
Name: Louann
State: MN
Years used: 1
How many used: 3
Obtained: Grocery Store
Places where used: Basement
Pest After: Spiders, centepeedes, millepeedes and anything else
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 100% Reduction
Cockroaches: Not Sure
Ants: Not Sure
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: Not Sure
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: July
Any initial activity? Not Sure
Started Working?: One Month
Duration of Effect: One Year
How widespread: Very Localized
Place them on a container? Never
General Comments: It took until the hedgeapple dried out and turned black approximately 1-2 months then we noticed a significantly decrease in all the insects in the basement, especially in the spiders first then other insects..
Did They Work: Yes