I’m told we call them “horse apples”. They aren’t apples and they have nothing to do with horses. They are the non-edible fruit of the bois d’arc (or bodart) tree.
They grow all over Ohio too. They can be used as a natural insect repellent. I remember my grandmother having one hanging in her closet to keep moths away.
Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 3:43 pm
I give up. Some kind of fungus? or vegetable?
I’m told we call them “horse apples”. They aren’t apples and they have nothing to do with horses. They are the non-edible fruit of the bois d’arc (or bodart) tree.
Osage Orange. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclura_pomifera )
They grow all over Ohio too. They can be used as a natural insect repellent. I remember my grandmother having one hanging in her closet to keep moths away.
That’s odd. In the wiki, we’re not listed in the natural range, even though they’re in a lot of places around here.