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Recent Guestbook Entries
I just recently saw my first hedgeapple tree! I picked the fruit up off the ground and brought it to my husband (we thought it was a pear or apple tree). We were initally afraid of the fruit...it looked like a diseased apple to us. After some research we discovered it's real identity. This particular tree was found on the grounds of Eden Hall Plantation in Troy, South Carolina and it appears to be very old. The house was built in the 1850's and the tree may have been planted then. The tree was about 40 feet tall and quite big around, although I could have reached my arms around it, but just barely. We fell in love with the tree and would like to plant some around the home that we are now building.
- Shea
Hi, I am from Spartanburg, S.C. and my Mother has a Hedgeapple tree growing across the street from her house. My family has lived there for over 30 years and the tree has been there since we moved in. When we discovered the tree and it's odd fruit we had NO CLUE what it was, they are not common in our area. The other day my Mom took some of the fruit to show a friend and she started to research it and found this site and so I decided to look it up and see for myself. I am so happy to actually find out what it is. I even took the fruit to school as a child and no one knew what it was.
- Tina
Recent Survey Entries
Name: Jody
State: IN
Years used: A Long Time!
How many used: 25
Obtained: Picked your own
Places where used: Great aunt Lela has them around property where the cows graze. They are planted in a row. I try to pick them off of the ground, because I always manage to get stabbed by the thorns.
Pest After: Spiders and Mice
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 75% Reduction
Cockroaches: Not Sure
Ants: Not Sure
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: Not Sure
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: September
Any initial activity? No
Started Working?: One Week
Duration of Effect: Three Months
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Never
General Comments: I mostly put them in the window seals, around the outside of the house and tons down in the basement on the floor and up in the floor joists, and in corners that are dark..
Did They Work: Yes
Name: Bob
State: MO
Years used: 30
How many used: 15 +
Obtained: Picked your own
Places where used: In corners of finished basement and in garage. Scattered in un-finished part of basement (crawl space). Health issues caused me to be unable to gather and use the hedgeapples for two years and the spiders came back in force. The apples can be placed anywhere along walls or in corners and should be in a flat dish on carpeting for protection of the carpeting.
Pest After: spiders
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 100% Reduction
Cockroaches: Not Sure
Ants: Not Sure
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: Not Sure
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: October
Any initial activity? Not Sure
Started Working?: One Week
Duration of Effect: Six Months
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Rarely
General Comments: When harvested and used in the fall, the effects will last, depending on one's home, until the next fall when you can replace the hedgeapples with fresh stock..
Did They Work: Yes