Name that plant
Details:
-
Date Photo Taken
12 / 25 / 2012
-
Season Photo Was Taken
Winter
-
Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
-
City
Rome
-
State
Georgia
-
Posted by
lindsaydnichols
Notes:
I was wondering if you could help me identify the plant I have attached? I came across these in Rome, GA while taking a walk near my parent’s property. They seemed to be some sort of fruit? About the size of a grapefruit…mushy on the inside, no distince smell, if I remember correctly. Kind of hard and bumpy on the outside….a pale yellow color. I’m stumped as there was no tree with fruit on it around…they were everywhere though. Dozens!
Comments
Bobby Master Identifier says:
I’m thinking wild gourds.
March 28th, 2013 at 8:10am
stone Master Identifier says:
Looks like you found fruit from an Osage orange. (maclura pomifera) These trees used to be common, the native Americans planted them… Farmers planted them as fencing, before barbed wire was invented… They’re getting harder to find anymore, so consider yourself blessed. They’re relatively easy to grow from the fruit, one way is to leave the fruit in a bucket of water, until it gets mushy… And after mashing them like mashed potatoes, pour the mixture in a shallow trench… I’ve also grown them simply by planting the entire fruit.
March 28th, 2013 at 8:42am
Jenny A. Leaf Lover says:
Looks like Osage Orange to me. I think they can also be called “horse apples”.
March 27th, 2013 at 10:55pm
rpaul Unregistered says:
I’m not sure from the picture but it may be Osage Orange. http://www.walterreeves.com/gardening-q-and-a/osage-orange-identification/ We see a lot of them around Montgomery, AL. The wood of the tree is very hard and it has long spines on it.
March 27th, 2013 at 4:46pm
spatialdrift Master Identifier says:
Could it be an osage orange? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclura_pomifera http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/trees/osage_orange/tabid/5403/default.aspx
March 27th, 2013 at 11:42am