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Monday Morning Mystery 010416
Saw these guys a couple of places on the Duke Farms Christmas Bird Count.
What are they?
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I was just given one of these from Ed who saw it on the job delivering ………………. made up of numerous small drupes, They are filled with milky, latex-based juice. The seeds are oblong. , 4–5 inches in diameter, it took me about a hour to find out what it was Osage Orange is a winner…..
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Yes, Osage Orange!
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Osage orange?
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Ginny
I was just given one of these from Ed who saw it on the job delivering ………………. made up of numerous small drupes, They are filled with milky, latex-based juice. The seeds are oblong. , 4–5 inches in diameter, it took me about a hour to find out what it was Osage Orange is a winner…..
Tom Mitchell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclura_pomifera
Deedee Burnside
Yes, Osage Orange!
Fran Duggan
Osage orange?