Osage Orange

Plant Profile
	Common Name: Osage Orange Other Names: Bodark, Bowood, Hedgeapple, Horseapple, Bois d’Arc Species Name: Maclura pomifera Family Name: Moraceae

Plant Profile

Common Name: Osage Orange

Other Names: Bodark, Bowood, Hedgeapple, Horseapple, Bois d’Arc

Species Name: Maclura pomifera

Family Name: Moraceae

Plant Facts
Origin	North America
Sun Preference	Full Sun
Susceptibility	Leaf spot, bacterial leaf spot, blights, canker, rust, aphids, Japanese beetle, mining scale, foliar nematodes
Distribution in the U.S.	Throughout the country
Distribution in Oklahoma	Throughout the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Arching branches; stout thorns and short spurs
- Glossy dark green leaves; pointed at tip and edges smooth
- Bark tan-brown, papery; inner bark an iconic orange
Floral
- Fruits huge, yellow-green, and “brain-like”
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 60-foot diameter, 60-foot height
- Growth Form: Tree
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Blade Edge: Entire
- Leaf Blade Length: 6-13 centimeters
Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: Absent
- Flower Timing: May
- Fruit Type: Multiple of nutlets

Habitat/Ecology
Habitat	Prairies and open woody uplands and bottomlands
Soil Type	Adapted to most soil conditions
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone	5º
Successional Stage	Mid
Notes	Very tough native tree; tolerant of wet and dry soils, high pH, and summer heat; stem exudes a milky sap when cut

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