The hedge apple tree, also known as the Osage orange, is a native tree growing in the south of the United States. Native to the Red River of the South basin, it can be found in the wilds of Texas ...

Now, I am guessing most of us would not easily recognize a hedge apple tree if it weren’t for its fruit. These fruits are hard to miss since they grow to between 4 and 6 inches in diameter and ...

The tree produces large, round, bumpy fruits, known as “hedge apples,” that are green to yellow-green and about 4-6 inches in diameter. Its bark is deeply ridged and orangish-brown ...

A Plumstead resident is replacing a hedge with fruit trees as Greenwich sees a mix of tree works, home extensions, and ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The fruit borne by this tree is commonly called hedge apple but are also sometimes referred to as horse-apple, hedge balls, and mock-orange.

Dwarf fruit trees come in two broad categories – genetic ... These columnar apples could easily be used as an edible hedge row. Plum Trees – Plum trees were more common in the past, but ...

Fruit trees. Consider planting a guava tree ... an 8- to 10-foot high, informal hedge, or a 3- to 4-foot low, formal hedge. It also makes an attractive container plant, whether outside on the ...

Townsend and Gunther said they also see growing pawpaws as a hedge against climate ... “Sometimes it feels like a race to get trees in the ground, to get fruit production to where you want ...

CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and ...

I recently came across a fruit tree that was new to me but not necessarily ... However, it can be routinely pruned as a hedge or a screen. I think training it early with a few trunks like a ...