Osage Orange produces the largest fruit of any tree native to the continental United States—a bumpy, brain-shaped green ball up to 5 inches across that contains a milky latex. Like honey locust, its fruits were adapted for dispersal by Pleistocene megafauna, and today only horses and squirrels extract the seeds. The extremely hard, rot-resistant wood was prized for bows.
Best time to see a Osage Orange
The best time to see a Osage Orange is July–November, when about 65% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 27,383 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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