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As another large dust storm impacted Illinois, the conversation and questions continue about why and how to get the dust to ...
During and following the Dust Bowl, many hedges included Osage orange trees, planted to serve as a wind break from blowing soil and snow. The Dust Bowl, like the current situation with dust storms, ...
The Osage orange hedge row tree, once a favorite of American settlers, deserves a look from modern-day homesteaders looking for fencing options.
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).
The Osage orange tree, native to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, was once prized for its hardy wood and thorny branches, but its supposed ability to repel insects and spiders has been debunked by sc… ...
The Osage Orange tree produces a unique fruit known as the hedge apple, which, although inedible, is popular for fall decorating. The tree's wood has been used for fence posts for decades.
An intriguing fruit has been catching the attention of New Yorkers on the Upper East Side at Carl Schurtz Park this fall. FOX 5 's Jennifer Williams has the latest.
Osage orange is a small to medium-sized tree or large shrub, planted across the United States for hedges, ornamental use, and shade. Originally it was found in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The ...