Osage Orange where to find?

[jeff...]

Does [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Osage Orange grow around here? I would really like to get my hands on a decent saw log or two.

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[DaveO]

Old fence rows are a good place to look. It's not a native tree to this area but was often planted as a natural fence barrier. If it is around, it's not hard to find just look for the fruit

Dave

 

[jeff...]

There are some trees around. There was a huge one by my back door when I moved here. It was long dead and a menage so we cut it down. But you should be able to find a few trees to cut.

Really? so they actually grow around here? I'm on a quest now... I would like to find a big ole ugly one to mill up.

 

[DaveO]

Jeff....you might find this site interesting -
Hedgeapple.com - Learn everything about the Osage Orange tree and the Hedgeapple pretty good info on Osage Orange.
Dave

 

[jeff...]

Thanks guys - this and Holly I really want to put on the mill. I think they both would make great additions to my pen blank collection.

 

[junquecol]

Back in the late seventies, I built a building over at St agustine's College in Raleigh. There was a thicket of Osage Orange growing there then. At least i know it does grow locally here.

 

[MikeH]

I was looking on CL today and found this person that sells wood in Texas.

 

[jeff...]

I sure would like to find me one to put on the mill, a big ole ugly one.

 

[Gofor]

Be sure to remove the limbs first. Osage has some mean thorns.

 

[jeff...]

Oh thorns make it all that much more fun :-D. What's really cool is a poision oak or ivy vine curled up around the tree. Thank God I could roll around in poision oak or ivy and not get one blister, but on the other hand poision sumac eats me up. How did the conversation get here anyways?