Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) is identifiable by its simple, glossy, ovate leaves, typically 2-5 inches long, which turn yellow in fall. The tree produces large, round, bumpy fruits, known as ...

It is most commonly known as Osage orange, but other names include hedge, hedge-apple, yellow-wood, bowwood, Osage apple, and bodark (from the French bois d’arc, meaning bow wood). In addition ...

the Osage orange tree was prized by Native American tribes like the Osage and Cherokee for its wood, which made excellent bows. As European settlers moved westward in the 19th century, they ...