For example, hedge, hedge apple, Osage, Osage orange, and bodark are all common names for the same tree, Maclura pomifera. That’s a lot of common names floating around when sticking to one scientific ...

This week, we meet the Osage Orange or Maclura pomifera, also known as the hedge apple. While this species is not native to Indiana, it is found throughout the state, where it was planted for fence ...