NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Maclura pomifera [=Toxylon pomiferum]
Osage-orange, Hedge-Apple, Bowwood
Scientific Name: |
Maclura pomifera [=Toxylon pomiferum] |
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Genus: |
Maclura |
Species Epithet: |
pomifera |
Common Name: |
Osage-orange, Hedge-Apple, Bowwood |
Plant Type |
Tree |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Moraceae (Mulberry Family) |
Native/Alien: |
S.E. Native |
Size: |
12-36 ft., 36-72 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist, Wet |
Bloom Time: |
April, May, June |
Habitat Description: |
Fields, hedgerows,forests, naturalized from extensive planting in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Not Assigned |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
(*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G4 - Apparently Secure, G5 - Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
(*Key) |
Notes: |
Not native to NC. Native of TX, OK, AR, and LA |
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Large, glossy leaves with acuminate tips surrounding the unmistakable large fruit of Osage Orange. Mecklenburg County, NC, cultivated
Will Stuart |
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![The Scientific Name is Maclura pomifera [=Toxylon pomiferum]. You will likely hear them called Osage-orange, Hedge-Apple, Bowwood. This picture shows the Large, glossy leaves with acuminate tips surrounding the unmistakable large fruit of Osage Orange. of Maclura pomifera [=Toxylon pomiferum]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/Maclura_pomifera_20120827_0137_WS.jpeg "Large, glossy leaves with acuminate tips surrounding the unmistakable large fruit of Osage Orange. of Maclura pomifera [=Toxylon pomiferum]")
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