Osage apple, and bodark (from the French bois d’arc, meaning bow wood). The sharp thorns of this tree led to its planting for hedgerows that performed as excellent fences for cattle. It also was ...

The hedge apple, also known as Osage orange or mock orange, is the distinctive fruit of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera). These large, green, wrinkled spheres have long been a source of ...