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RE: Old Bois D'Arc Tree in Dallas Park Update for TreeTuesday
Never heard of this tree. Looked it up, its an Osage Orange, maclura pemifera ...Bois D'arc, French for bow-wood. Learn more.
Never heard of this tree. Looked it up, its an Osage Orange, maclura pemifera ...Bois D'arc, French for bow-wood. Learn more.
Maclura pomifera
Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange, is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, typically growing to 8 to 15 metres (30–50 ft) tall. The distinctive fruit, from a multiple fruit family, is roughly spherical, bumpy, 8 to 15 centimetres (3–6 in) in diameter, and turns bright yellow-green in the fall. The fruits secrete a sticky white latex when cut or damaged. Despite the name "Osage orange", it is only distantly related to the orange, but rather is a member of the mulberry family, Moraceae.