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 bought hedgeapples in a grocery store a few years ago and buy them every year since. I love the way they work. I will book mark this site so that I can order them when I want.
- Michelle
There is a park about a mile from our home that has a huge hedgeapple tree and they begin to fall around the end of September. We were told by a relative that they keep the spiders away, and he gave us about six of them and told us to place them around the house and in the basement. Lo and behold we did and they worked. We went from seeing spiders everywhere (even in the shower!!) to not seeing any for the remainder of fall and the entire winter. They work!!!
- LaTisha
Recent Survey Entries
Name: Gregory
State: CA
Years used: < 1
How many used: 4
Obtained: HedgeappleFruit.com
Places where used: Kitchen and dining room
Pest After: spiders
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders:
Cockroaches:
Ants:
Slugs:
Crickets:
Fleas:
Date Obtained: September
Any initial activity? No
Started Working?: One Month
Duration of Effect: Two Months
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Rarely
General Comments: I had an abundance of daddy long legs spiders that I just kept vacuuming up occasionally. Bought four hedgeapples, and saw no changes. I'd even put within a foot of a couple of them - nothing.
After about a month and a half, the hedgeapples started going bad. And then shortly after that, the spiders have all disappeared from inside the whole house. Maybe it's just a timing thing, but I don't remember all spiders disappearing in previous years in Oct/Nov (I'm in SoCal.) I'm thinking maybe once they started going bad, then the effects were more potent, and that's what then chased the spiders away. At the current time, the spiders are all gone after 2 months, and the hedgeapples have all gone bad. So I'll toss them. And if the spiders come back, will try again to see if they have the same effect. If they do, then I'll be looking for some nice containers to put them in, and probably keep a couple around all the time so they can go bad and not look bad..
Did They Work: Yes
Name: Leigh
State: IN
Years used: 10
How many used: 10-12
Obtained: Other
Places where used: All over crawlspace, in garage corners, in tool shed
Pest After: Spiders
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 100% Reduction
Cockroaches: No Reduction
Ants: 100% Reduction
Slugs: No Reduction
Crickets: 100% Reduction
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: October
Any initial activity? Yes
Started Working?: One Week
Duration of Effect: One Year
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Never
General Comments: Grandma taught me not to pick them off of tree, to only pick up fallen ones. I leave them in crawl space after they rot and only have to put new ones in every 2 years. They keep spiders away that long..
Did They Work: Yes