1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Canary Islands
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Grassland, Hillside, Humid climates, Roadsides, Woods
tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 10, 11, 12, 13
21,22
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
760.00 cm240.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,219.00 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow green
Light Blue, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Green, Yellow green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Soil Compaction
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Tooth ache, Urinary tract problems
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as an insecticide, Wood log is used in making fences
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MACLURA pomifera
ECHIUM pininana
7.2 Common Name
Bois d’arc, Hedge Apple, Osage Orange
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Osage naranja
árbol Aciam
7.2.5 In Greek
Osage Πορτοκαλί
δέντρο Aciam
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Osage laranja
árvore Aciam
7.2.7 In Polish
Osage Pomarańczowy
drzewo Aciam
7.2.8 In Latin
Aliquam Osage
lignum Aciam
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species