Oranger des Osages, Maclura pomifera, (Osage orange) Size:6" to 1' Chionanthus virginicus

Chionanthus virginicus

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shiny seeds

its long narrow leaves arranged in a rosette starting from the base

Oranger des Osages, Maclura pomifera, (Osage orange) Size:6" to 1' Chionanthus virginicusThe Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera; syn. Maclura aurantiaca) is like the mulberry, apparently its closest relative, a tree of the Moraceae family. This small tree rarely reaching more than 8 m in height is also known by the following synonyms: thorny maclusa and antler. It is a dioecious species of thorny deciduous tree or shrub. Female trees produce green fruits the size of an orange or larger. In fact, it is not a simple fruit but like the fig or