Fruit of the Osage Orange Tree, the Hedge Apple.

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Folklore includes numerous claims that hedgeapples are repellent to insects and spiders and the fruit has been place in households for ages. However, hedgeapples can not be classified as a pesticide because the necessary testing has not been completed. It is Hedgeapple.com's goal to prove these qualitiies.
Average life in an air-condition environment is 1-2 months for unaltered Hedgeapples. Some can develop spots at an early stage and should be discarded when green has disappeared.

Articles on Hedgeapples

National Geographic, 2021
"The Surprising Ancient History of the Hedge Apple." Probably the best high-profile modern treatment. Covers the fruit's possible relationship with extinct megafauna, Native American use, fencing history, bows, firewood, and the famous insect-repellent myth.

Martha Stewart Living Magazine, Nov., 2001, Page 56
"Enjoying Hedge Apples" Article discusses uses of Hedgeapples.
Hedgeapple.com is mentioned in it! This article is not available online, but Mr. Hedgeapple was personally interviewed for it.

American Forests magazine article discussing how Hedgeapples repel roaches, repel spiders and repel crickets.

Article by Iowa State University's Entomology Department discussing Hedgeapple research concerning its natural pest control.

Lewis and Clark also noticed the amazing qualities of Osage Orange trees. It was their first tree that they sent back.

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You get a free protective tray with each hedgeapple ordered (trays are normally 40 cents ea. retail). All hedgeapples guaranteed fresh. All hedgeapples are shipped within 5 days of harvesting to assure you receive maximum effectiveness.

Crafts using Hedgeapples

Dried flower arrangement to the right is dried hedgeapples. The hedgeapples are sliced with serrated knife and dried in oven with pilot light about five days. As they dry they were molded around a small ball of foil. For more details

Mentioned on Martha Stewart episode.Martha was using them for decorations (in their natural state and not dried)
Clay art and StonewareThe ash from the common Hedge Apple makes an astoundingly beautiful glaze. Simply place one of these on or in a clay piece and fire to cone ten. It makes a sunburst of reds, golds and oranges.

Survey is being conducted to help prove effectiveness of Hedgeapples for insect control.

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Sentimental Article about Hedgeapples!

Trust me you will like this article. If Mr. Hedgeapple likes it, anybody will. "Bring Forth Fruit For The Use Of Man", is the most eloquent piece written on Hedgeapples! And yes as the article indicates, Hedgeapple.com's guestbook is precious. People's reminiscences and confessions on what they did with hedgeapples are music to Mr. Hedgeapple's ears as well.

Hedgeapple 101 Introductory Course

Not poisonous but not edible, several other names, native range, the oldest tree in the country, uses for the wood and more — click here for the full Hedgeapple 101 Introductory Course.

Growing and Planting (Propagation) of Osage Orange (Hedgeapple) Trees

Tips on Propagation from Mr. Stan Lemaster's Propagation of Historic Trees. The cuttings could be difficult for a nonprofessional. A cutting is a piece of stem or root removed from a plant and prompted to develop into a new plant, genetically identical to the parent plant.

Planting Hedge Trees - Old Timers told our friend Clark Knapp that they started Hedge Rows by dumping the Hedgeapples in a barrel, letting them sit over the winter allowing them to freeze and thaw until spring when they were soft. They then mashed them, added water and poured the slurry into a plowed furrow and cover about a inch or two. They kept the hedgeapples moist during the winter by drilling holes and letting about 2 inches of water stand in the bottom (if all the fruit is left submerged for extended length of time, they will not sprout). Mr Knapp is only 86 years old, and claims he is a few days away from being an Old Timer himself. I assume this method would be a good technique if one would want the hedge row to act as a fence.
Mr. Knapp knows his business. Picture at right was taken on his farm.
I tried this planting technique last spring and it works (over 300 seedlings in a 8 ft hedgerow), please click here for a complete description of my experiment.

Small Osage orange trees can also be snatched from pastures. Identifying the tree can be tricky, hedgeapple trees have leaves very similar to Mulberry trees. You definitely do not want a wild Mulberry tree attracting flies to your front yard.
Mr Hedgeapple will be preparing seed this winter and might have some available for sale. The winter season is the best time to plant trees to reduce stress & promote healthier growth. I am selling trees from my garden hedge row now (email me for details).

Hedgeapple Pictures_____ Click below to see enlargements.

The only controversial thing about Hedgeapples
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