How to grow Osage orange

Osage orange grow and care – shrub‎ to tree of the genus Maclura also known as Osage orange tree or Maclura pomifera, Osage orange perennial deciduous used as ornamental plant and medical, can grow in temperate, subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 4-9.

Leaves color green in elliptic shape.

Flower color white and small, flowers grow in groups that connected to each other in round shape, the trees are separate to female and male flowers that grow on separate trees.

Osage orange fruits

Fruit color green the fruit actually a lot of little fruit that connected and create shape of ball with a lot of angle the size of the fruits.

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How to grow Osage orange growing and care:

Female and male tree, some cultivator don’t need two trees just female

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Fruit heavy when fall its dangers

Planting season:
Winter, spring, summer

Pests and diseases:
Aphids, mites

Pruning season:
Winter

How to prune:
Just for design

Size of the plant?
5-12 m, 15-36 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring – summer

General information about the flower
White small flowers grow in groups that connected to each other in round shape, the trees are separate to female and male flowers that grow on separate trees

Scientific name:

Maclura pomifera

How to grow Osage orange

Osage orange

Categories

Blooming Seasons
  • Spring flowers
  • Summer flowers
Climate
  • Subtropics Climate
  • Temperate Climate
Ornamental parts
  • Ornamental flower
  • Ornamental fruit
  • Ornamental leaves
  • Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
  • Average growing plants
  • Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
  • Deciduous
  • Perennial plant
  • Tree
Plant Uses
  • Medical uses
  • Ornamental plants
Planting Season
  • Spring Planting
  • Summer planting
  • Winter planting
Plants sun exposure
  • Full sun Plants
  • Part shade Plants
Watering plants
  • Regularly water
Hardiness zone
  • Hardiness zone 4
  • Hardiness zone 5
  • Hardiness zone 6
  • Hardiness zone 7
  • Hardiness zone 8
  • Hardiness zone 9