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From: D. Martin Moore <archimed_at_netdoor.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>; <nfc at actwin.com>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 1:54 PM
Subject: NANFA-- Sort of off topic: osage orange
> Does anybody on this list have any osage orange seeds? The fruit
> of this tree also goes by the name of hedge apple or horse apple. I
> have heard it called bowdock as well. This tree used to be fairly
> common in Mississippi but I'm having trouble finding one. Will
> trade some P. hubbsi for a pound or so of seeds :-)
>
> For those of you who don't know and are wondering, this tree has
> several uses. The wood is extremely hard and is used to make
> fenceposts which never rot. Plants can also be shaped into an
> impenetrable hedge to keep livestock in (or out). The fruit is
> reputed to repel insects. I want to replace some of the barbed wire
> on my property with a bowdock hedge, hence the request for such
> a large number of seeds.
>
>
>
>
> Prost,
>
> Martin
> Jackson, MS
>
>
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