#maclura

[that-crazy-scorpio-man]

If anyone can tell me what this is, it would be greatly appreciated.

Update March 20, 2019:  I forgot to change it.  It’s an osage orange.

[clinicalherbalist]

A hedge apple, the fruit of an osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera). It's structured sort of like a giant mulberry fruit, and is more closely related to mulberry and figs than it is to hackberry and hemp, though they have at times all been reckoned part of one family. . . . I have heard of people using the fruit (which contains sap rich in alkaloids, making it unpleasant to eat, maybe even a little poisonous), either to repel insects or to fight cancer. The only part of the plant i have used medicinally is the papery bark of the roots, which is blaze orange and can be decocted and filtered to make a wash for irritated and infected eyes. . . . The yellow-orange wood is really weather resistant, people use it for fenceposts (and use the tree itself to form a shrubby windbreak hedge along fencerows). It also has a high tensilt strength and coefficient of distortion, making it suitable for bowmaking. Bois d'arc (bow wood) is a name it shares with a few other plants used for this purpose. . . . #hedgeapple #maclura #weedtree #windbreak #bowmaking #herbalmedicine

[lovecraftsgarden]

Maclura pomifera

Osage Orange, Hedge Apple, Bodark

While the seeds are edible, this tree's primary draw is it’s wood, which is prized in bow-making. Neat.

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[haveyouatethisfruit]

Taiúva

(maclura tinctoria)

Also known as dyer's mulberry, limorana or yellow blackberry

Best known for it's fustic dye production, maclura tinctoria also grows a fruit. Taiúva translates from Tupi-Guarani into 'fruit of the yellow milk tree'. Succulent and sweet as these fruits are, they're best eaten a day after harvesting, as the fruits then have time to excrete the little amount of latex they contain. They are, after all, family of the infamous osage orange (maclura pomifera) which looks great, but leaves a lot to be desired snack-wise. Luckily the snacking experience is a lot better with these guys.

Have you eaten a taiúva?

Yes

No, but I've heard of it

Haven't even heard of it

Voting ended onSep 24, 2024

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[haveyouatethisfruit]

Osage Orange

Also known as monkeybrain, mock orange or hedge apple

Have you ate an osage orange?

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No, but I've heard of it

Haven't even heard of it

Voting ended onDec 10, 2023

[haveyouatethisfruit]

Che Fruit

Also known as Chinese mulberry, zhe fruit, cudrang, kujibbong, storehousebush, mandarin melon berry and silkworm thorn

Have you ate a che fruit?

Yes

No, but I've heard of it

Haven't even heard of it

Voting ended onNov 1, 2023

[ritasharapova]

Адамово яблоко. Когда плоды лежат на земле, то похожи на теннисные мячики. Нападало много их, но несъедобные, к сожалению, разве что для снадобий годится. Подобрала несколько штук. . #адамовояблоко #маклюра #maclurapomifera #maclura (at Tapada da Ajuda - Agronomia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVYET8ysDAP/?utm_medium=tumblr

[goodbearblind]

Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid Gelso dei tintori . . #fruitofthemaclura #maclura #wildfruit #inedible #angrybeargram https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Hq7aoiETM/?igshid=gswfgrdysw98