Hedgeapple.com - Biggest Hedgeapple Tree

The focal point of the grounds at Red Hill is the largest and oldest Osage Orange Tree in America. It has a span of ninety feet and stands fifty-four feet high.

Estimated to be 350 to 400 years old, the tree is listed in the American Forestry Hall of Fame, is a Virginia State Champion, and is a National Champion.

Named after the Osage Indians who used the wood for bows, the Osage Orange produces large, green inedible fruit, commonly called "mock oranges" or hedge apples."

Recent Guestbook Entries

     I've heard so much about hedge apples, bodark, and osage orange, and I finally put them all together today.... Very informative site, much appreciated!

- Ashley

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     Hey not fair,I like spiders and insects.:: We have lots of Osage trees here in Va. They line the roads where early people used them as fence rows. I've often wondered if they'll break a car windshield if one drops on a car while driving under a tree.

- Orv

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Recent Survey Entries

Name: Heather
State: IA
Years used: one
How many used: 4
Obtained: Grocery Store
Places where used: One is each room of cabin
Pest After: spiders
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 75% Reduction
Cockroaches: Not Sure
Ants: Not Sure
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: Not Sure
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: July
Any initial activity? No
Started Working?: One Week
Duration of Effect: One Month
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Never
General Comments: I put them there 3 weeks ago...2 apples rotted, and I only found about 3 spiders this weekend. I have the hedgeapples at our weekend home on the Mississippi River.... I wish I could get my hands on hedgeapples earlier in the year......We get wood roaches VERY bad there One rotted on my end table and left a mark.... I didn't have any info on them before I bought them...I remember growing up, my mom and dad would buy them every year at a farmer's market and put them in a big bowl on the floor..
Did They Work: Yes

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Name: Joan
State: RI
Years used: Two
How many used: 2
Obtained: Other
Places where used: Louis Use them in a basement
Pest After: Crickets, millipedes spiders
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 75% Reduction
Cockroaches: Not Sure
Ants: Not Sure
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: 100% Reduction
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: July
Any initial activity? No
Started Working?: One Month
Duration of Effect: One Year
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Always
General Comments: It has been 2 years since I used them and just now I am beginning to see crickets and spiders returning.
Did They Work: Yes

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