Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Green Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Orange Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Single Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 20 Height, Mature (feet) 35.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 180 Hedge Tolerance Medium Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 4.5 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 300 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 800 Precipitation, Minimum 24 Precipitation, Maximum 40 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 32 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (°F) -23 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 7000 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product High Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product Yes Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No