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
Osage Orange sightings in the NYC area! I was driving down Patterson Plank Road in Jersey City, NJ today overlooking lovely Hoboken, NJ and I saw the little green suckers on the side of the road! I pulled over immediately screaming "Osage Oranges!" knowing exactly what they were. I made my boyfriend grab one off the street, explaining their a natural cockroach repellant! You see, my Dad has a very large Osage Orange tree growing in his back yard in Redding, CT. Since I was a little girl I've been helping my Dad pick em up off the ground and toss them in the woods so the lawnmower doesn't get destroyed. One of my coworkers said he's seen these trees growing in his neighborhood of Northport, Long Island, NY. My assumption, based on the history of these things is that the Native-Americans of this area planted them to make bows.
- Amy
just got the book natural solutions to bugs and they talk about hedgeapples as a repelant to roaches is this for real! If this works why havn't they come up with this before. I have roaches in the kitchen and bath to a point where I see them even when the house is clean. HELP!! I feel like even when I spray they are not gone. Would like to try them but don't need 4 only have a small house can I get less? Will 1 work on whole house!
- Beverly
Recent Survey Entries
Name: Mary
State: MI
Years used: A Long Time!
How many used: 30
Obtained: Picked your own
Places where used: Crawl Space under house, Storage Barns, Attic, Under Sinks.
Pest After: Spiders , crickets & ants
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 75% Reduction
Cockroaches: Not Sure
Ants: 75% Reduction
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: 100% Reduction
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: September
Any initial activity? No
Started Working?: One Week
Duration of Effect: One Year
How widespread: Very Localized
Place them on a container? Always
General Comments: Hedgeapples work well in an enclosed area up to about 12' x 12'. Bigger than that place them about every 10' feet square. I freeze them so I can use them in the spring also..
Did They Work: Yes
Name: Michael and Kathleen
State: TN
Years used: more
How many used: 12
Obtained: Other
Places where used: ALL
EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE AND GARAGE
Pest After: ALL INTERIOR INSECTS,MOSTLY CRICKETS
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 100% Reduction
Cockroaches: Not Sure
Ants: 100% Reduction
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: 100% Reduction
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: July
Any initial activity? No
Started Working?: One Month
Duration of Effect: One Year
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Rarely
General Comments: WE MERELY KEPT AN APPLE IN EACH ROOM JUST AS WE PICKED IT OFF THE TREE. WE DIDN'T PARE IT,QUARTER IT OR DO ANYTHING BUT LEAVE IT IN EACH ROOM. NO DAMAGE TO HARDWOOD FLOORS OR CARPETS..
Did They Work: Yes