I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them. But, I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

On 11/9/2014 12:47 PM, wrote:

I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them. But, I
can't figure out what to do with them. Help!


If you mean the fruit, it is not edible.

If you mean the trees, they can grow quite large -- to 60 ft tall and 40
ft wide, making nice shade trees. Or they can be trimmed to form a tall
hedge (not less than 6 ft) that provides some security because new
growth is quite thorny.

Osage orange (Maclura pomifera) is quite hardy down to 10F and actually
needs significant winter chill. It will NOT grow in my climate because
my winters are too mild.

The fruit might be considered ornamental. There are male and female
plants. The female plants will not set fruit unless there is a nearby
male plant. (Such plants are called "dioecious". Dioecious plants
include asparagus, ash trees, and ginkgo trees.)


--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

On 10/11/2014 7:47 AM, wrote:
I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them. But, I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!


I assume you mean the fruit which is inedible.

A fried of mine does the most wonderful display of them. He makes a
pyramid of them out the front of his house on the nature strip. They
look wonderful.

On Sunday, November 9, 2014 3:47:41 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them. But, I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

They are supposed to make wonderful bug repellants.

Once upon a time on usenet Steve Peek wrote:
On Sunday, November 9, 2014 3:47:41 PM UTC-5,
wrote:
I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them. But,
I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

They are supposed to make wonderful bug repellants.

Urban myth....

"The belief about the use of hedge apples for insect control is widespread
and persistent. it is claimed that placing hedge apples around the
foundation or inside the basement will repel or control insects. A few years
ago, Iowa State University toxicologists extracted compounds from hedge
apples. When concentrated, these compounds were found to repel insects.

Scientists also found that natural concentrations of these compounds in the
fruit were too low to be an effective repellent. So, don't be fooled into
spending much to use hedge apples as an insect repellent."



From http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest...hedgeapple.htm
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM."
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I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them. But,
I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

Play softball?

Odd looking trees, but the wood is beautiful.

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Drew Lawson | Radioactive cats have
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hrhofmann writes:

I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them. But,
I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

Plant them.

Wonderful wood for turning, and is extremely durable... years ago I
bought some blanks for making pens and knife bolsters.
http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-.../osage-orange/

On 11/11/2014 10:20 AM, Drew Lawson wrote:
In article
" writes:
I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them. But,
I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

Play softball?

Odd looking trees, but the wood is beautiful.


I would not want the trees on my property.
Always worrying about getting thumped on the head by them when walking
in woods and park.
I see squirrels eat them but apparently not deer.

On Sun, 9 Nov 2014 12:47:37 -0800 (PST), wrote:

I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them. But, I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

Years ago I put a pile of them on my stoop:
http://donwiss.com/pictures/house/h0004.htm

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Don Wiss wrote:
hrhofmann wrote:

I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them.
But, I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

Years ago I put a pile of them on my stoop:
http://donwiss.com/pictures/house/h0004.htm

Very attractive doors.

On 12/11/2014 6:56 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Don Wiss wrote:
hrhofmann wrote:

I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them.
But, I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

Years ago I put a pile of them on my stoop:
http://donwiss.com/pictures/house/h0004.htm

Very attractive doors.


I agree. They are gorgeous doors (and nice looking Osage Oranges too).

On Wed, 12 Nov 2014, Fran Farmer wrote:

On 12/11/2014 6:56 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Don Wiss wrote:
hrhofmann wrote:

I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them.
But, I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

Years ago I put a pile of them on my stoop:
http://donwiss.com/pictures/house/h0004.htm

Very attractive doors.

I agree. They are gorgeous doors (and nice looking Osage Oranges too).

They are better looking now. I removed those brass sheets at the bottom
that were covering over damaged wood. I had wood veneered over the damage.
And I removed the metal plates that were surrounding the locks. And the
not-in-use brass doorbell was removed and the stone filled in. (There is
now an intercom.)

What is missing are the solid wood doors that were just behind the pair of
glass doors. The fellow that sold the house in 1959 took them. And still
has them in his basement. (He also took off and gave away many of the
overmantles. All this done after the contract was signed and before the
closing.)

I picked up the osage oranges in Prospect Park. There could be some there
now.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On 12/11/2014 1:52 PM, Don Wiss wrote:
On Wed, 12 Nov 2014, Fran Farmer wrote:

On 12/11/2014 6:56 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Don Wiss wrote:
hrhofmann wrote:

I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them.
But, I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

Years ago I put a pile of them on my stoop:
http://donwiss.com/pictures/house/h0004.htm

Very attractive doors.

I agree. They are gorgeous doors (and nice looking Osage Oranges too).

They are better looking now. I removed those brass sheets at the bottom
that were covering over damaged wood. I had wood veneered over the damage.
And I removed the metal plates that were surrounding the locks. And the
not-in-use brass doorbell was removed and the stone filled in. (There is
now an intercom.)

What is missing are the solid wood doors that were just behind the pair of
glass doors. The fellow that sold the house in 1959 took them. And still
has them in his basement. (He also took off and gave away many of the
overmantles. All this done after the contract was signed and before the
closing.)


What a mongrel act!!!!! BTW, gorgeous house and stunning timber work,
but I'd like to know what a 'pocket door' happens to be? I've not heard
that term before.

I picked up the osage oranges in Prospect Park. There could be some there
now.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:52:07 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Wed, 12 Nov 2014, Fran Farmer wrote:

On 12/11/2014 6:56 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Don Wiss wrote:
hrhofmann wrote:

I have access to a couple dozen Osage Oranges if I want them.
But, I can't figure out what to do with them. Help!

Years ago I put a pile of them on my stoop:
http://donwiss.com/pictures/house/h0004.htm

Very attractive doors.

I agree. They are gorgeous doors (and nice looking Osage Oranges too).

They are better looking now. I removed those brass sheets at the bottom
that were covering over damaged wood. I had wood veneered over the damage.

Those brass kick plates protect the door bottoms (why the door bottoms
were damaged under the metal), they'd look better were they made of
thicker gauge metal that wasn't rippled... one can also find cast
brass/bronze kick plates, some with intricate molded designs. The
kick plates in your picturre are installed incorrectly, they are not
supposed to go all the way to the edge of the wood, should be a 3/4"
wood border exposed all around, especially at the bottom... should
also be attached with flat head countersunk screws.

And I removed the metal plates that were surrounding the locks. And the
not-in-use brass doorbell was removed and the stone filled in. (There is
now an intercom.)

The locks and estuchion plates could have easily been antiqued to
match the door handles... the lock estuchions protect the wood from
being scratched/gouged by keys swinging on a ring... those plates also
add secrurity, makes it much more difficult to jimmy the lock bolt.

Is there some sort of canapy/awning protecting the wood from the
elements?

What is missing are the solid wood doors that were just behind the pair of
glass doors. The fellow that sold the house in 1959 took them. And still
has them in his basement. (He also took off and gave away many of the
overmantles. All this done after the contract was signed and before the
closing.)

I picked up the osage oranges in Prospect Park. There could be some there
now.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).