HedgeappleFruit.com - Biggest Hedgeapple Tree
The focal point of the grounds at Red Hill is the largest and oldest Osage Orange Tree in America. It has a span of ninety feet and stands fifty-four feet high.
Estimated to be 350 to 400 years old, the tree is listed in the American Forestry Hall of Fame, is a Virginia State Champion, and is a National Champion.
Named after the Osage Indians who used the wood for bows, the Osage Orange produces large, green inedible fruit, commonly called "mock oranges" or hedge apples."
Recent Guestbook Entries
I have seen lots of Osage Orange trees here in the Detroit Suburbs. They just look like any other ditchbank and fencerow tree until this time of year. I stopped and harvested several of the fruits this afternoon for my eight-year-old, and he had lots of questions to ask. I lived in Missouri for a few years and we actually had some old hedge fencerows. I would take one of those over an electric fence any day, and probably over a barbed wire fence, too. I used Osage Orange for wood sculpture some years ago. One thing that I haven't seen mentioned is the way osage orange burns. It is the hottest fire that I have ever seen, but really only good in a stove, because of the almost continuous fireworks and sparking explosions as the wood burns. It would be a real trial in a fireplace.
- Ken
Well my kids were playing in our back yard and brought in some of these and I myself (being a country girl) had never seen anything like this. I was looking in a magazine and found a name for these strange looking thing, so I decide to research them on the internet and my search brought me here. Thank you for all the information on these, it has really been helpfull. I will definately have my kids gather more and use them around my house, since i know they are not poisonous
- Tabbie
Recent Survey Entries
Name: Kim
State: CO
Years used: 1
How many used: 4
Obtained: HedgeappleFruit.com
Places where used: Living room, kitchen, under beds in the bedrooms
Pest After: spiders, ants
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 100% Reduction
Cockroaches:
Ants: 100% Reduction
Slugs:
Crickets: 100% Reduction
Fleas:
Date Obtained: August
Any initial activity? Not Sure
Started Working?: One Week
Duration of Effect: Four Months
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Always
General Comments: They worked great. I bought some for summer and again at the end of Sept. to carry me through the winter. I didn't see any spiders at all! I will definitely use again!.
Did They Work: Yes
Name: James
State: NY
Years used: 2
How many used: 6
Obtained: Other
Places where used: Cupboards in kitchen and bathroom, under sink
Pest After: Cockroaches
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: Not Sure
Cockroaches: 75% Reduction
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: One Year
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Never
General Comments: .
Did They Work: Yes