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Maclura pomifera

life science Maturity 5-7

The Osage orange is a tree.

Osage orange Maclura pomifera Top.JPG
Osage orange Maclura pomifera Top.JPG
It grows big and strong. It has bumpy fruit. The fruit looks like a yellow orange.
Maclura pomifera fruit sprouting seeds.jpg
Maclura pomifera fruit sprouting seeds.jpg
People use the wood for bows. It is a very tough tree. Do you like big trees?

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File:Maclura pomifera range map.png
Maclura pomifera range map.png
File:Maclura pomifera in Kansas winter.jpg
Maclura pomifera in Kansas winter.jpg
File:Maclura pomifera fruit sprouting seeds.jpg
Maclura pomifera fruit sprouting seeds.jpg
File:Osage orange Maclura pomifera Top.JPG
Osage orange Maclura pomifera Top.JPG
File:Maclura trunk.jpg
Maclura trunk.jpg
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