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    Default What tree is this from??

    Ok,I have ran the woods since I was a kid,and I have never seen this before,tried looking it up online,but no luck.

    The "fruit" is about the size of a coconut,and has a milky substance that oozes out of it,any ideas??
    I found the tree at the bottom of the drive when I dropped my daughter off at home,so I'm guessing it is native,since it was on the edge of the woods,but I could be wrong. The leaf is from the tree that it came from.
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    No,not yet,I was trying to determine if it was poisonous before I did that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nell67 View Post
    No,not yet,I was trying to determine if it was poisonous before I did that.
    Was wondering if some kind of nut on the inside developing. I remember chestnut trees - they looked pretty strange while growing.
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    These things are huge,I didn't think they were that big from the driveway,but the closer I got,the bigger they got,LOL and this isn't the biggest ome either.
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    it looks like what we call hedge apple or brain balls when i was a kid. never thought about eating one. i don,t ThinK they are poisonous. we used to throw them at cars and each other. they are plentiful inthis area(north alabama).
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    chigger! I did a search on headgeapple and that is indeed what it is! Thank you! It is also known as osage orange.

    http://hedgeapple.com/

    says the fruit repels insects including spiders,roaches,ants,fleas,and box elder bugs,and the wood is great for primitive bows.
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    hey nell, if it is a hedgeapple go to hedgeapple.com and check it out. it is a pretty amazing tree. osage orange i see you got it
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    So Nell, it say's the trees can be Male or Female. Did you check it's.......?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hopeak View Post
    So Nell, it say's the trees can be Male or Female. Did you check it's.......?
    Hopeak,didn't have to it produced fruit,so it's a girl!!!!!!
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    they are great. they are the same fruit rebel mentioned, and as you read, they do seem to repel spiders and other insects.

    the wood of this tree, when it can be found straight, makes good bows.
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