Monday, August 23, 2010

Osage-Orange (Maclura pomifera)

Donald E. Davis Arboretum - 8/23/10 - pg 288
Mulberry Family
Alternate, Simple Leaves
Leaves Unlobed, Untoothed/ Fruit A Large, Spherical Cluster of Achenes
Full Tree
Leaves
Trunk (and if you can see the ants, there are ants climbing up the trunk)
Fruit up ahead, watch out, it might fall on your head like coconut!
Close-up of fruit

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