Maclura pomifera Osage Orange on PlantPlaces.com

Common Name: Osage Orange Latin Name: Maclura pomifera Size: 40 (min) to 60 (max)

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Osage Orange
Maclura pomifera
Maximum Height: 60 feet

Category: Tree
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Maclura
species: pomifera
Origin:
Size: 40 (min) to 60 (max)
Size Description: Medium to large tree
Notes: Male and female trees
Characteristics:

Recommended

Bark Interest

Winter Interest

Dry Soil Tolerant

Native

Rain Garden

Availability:		Some Availability
Sustainability:		Very Good	See other plants that are sustainable.

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Colors

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Plant Images and Specimens

Location: 16 Rossmoyne Crestview Hills Ky
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz

Picture of Maclura pomifera Osage Orange

Photo Credit: Steve Foltz

Picture of Maclura pomifera Osage Orange

Base of Huge Old Tree in Mt. Adams
Location: Mt. Adams, Cincinnati
Age: Old
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Winter
Picture of Maclura pomifera Osage Orange

Bark/Trunk Detail
Location: Wooster Pk divide, Mariemont, Ohio
Age: Old
Photo Credit: Scott Beuerlein
Season: Winter
Picture of Maclura pomifera Osage Orange

Street planting
Location: Wooster Pk divide, Mariemont, Ohio
Age: Old
Photo Credit: Scott Beuerlein
Season: Winter
Picture of Maclura pomifera Osage Orange

Fall Color
Photo Credit: Ernie Wiegand

Picture of Maclura pomifera Osage Orange

Group of Trees
Location: Eden Park Overlook, Cincinnati
Age: Medium
Photo Credit: Scott Beuerlein
Season: 3-16-09
Picture of Maclura pomifera Osage Orange

Tree going into fall color
Location: Indianapolis cemetery
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz
Season: Nov 13

Location: Oak Hill Cemetery 11200 Princeton Pike Cincinnati OH 45223
Specimen: 140

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Winter Form
Location: Oak Hill Cemetery
Age: Old
Photo Credit: Scott Beuerlein
Season: Winter

Location: United States Capitol Complex Capitol Hill Washington DC 20515 [Latitude: 38.888089500000000 Longitude: -77.009187866666700] Specimen: 1784

Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 0.000000000000000 Longitude: 0.000000000000000] Specimen: 3731

Location: Zurich Old Botanical Garden Talstrasse, 8001 Z?rich, Switzerland [Latitude: 47.371023400000000 Longitude: 8.533315390000000] Specimen: 5890

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Location: zurich old bot garden

Location: Milan, Italy Milan [Latitude: 45.475273180000000 Longitude: 9.198842970000000] Specimen: 5948

Location: Queens Botanical Garden [Latitude: 40.749858370000000 Longitude: -73.827826540000000] Specimen: 7236

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Location: Queens Botanical Garden

Location: Camp Campbell Gard [Latitude: 39.424899380000000 Longitude: -84.491404520000000] Specimen: 10552

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pioneer village
Location: Camp Campbell Gard

Location: Vienna, Austria [Latitude: 48.191173820000000 Longitude: 16.383118660000000] Specimen: 10834

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August 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria

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August 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina [Latitude: -34.581994200000000 Longitude: -58.415538100000000] Specimen: 12854

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January 2025
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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