below you agree to assume all responsibility for safe standards of use Pictures below ARE REPRESENATIVE of the bow staves for sale. It consists of numerous small seeds crowded and grown together to form the characteristic "orange." Count on some waste. The slower the wood dries, the less prone it is to cracking. Flex, or a bend in the stave toward the shooter. It develops irregular fissures and breaks into broad, scaly ridges.

And I agree on the Wheaties. Osage Orange Fruit - Photo by Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Site Requirements: Full sun; adaptable to most soil conditions, Leaves: Alternate, simple, with thorns or spines present, Seed Dispersal Dates: September - October, Seed Stratification: Prechill for one month at 34°F to 40°F. Can I just paint the edges with latex paint and set to dry? By selecting a product

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The sharp spines that arm its twigs add to the tree's usefulness in making restraining, "natural" fences. This tree often has been used in growing hedges and fencerows. Features orange-brown bark, ovate shiny dark green leaves, milky sap, thorny twigs and large wrinkled fruit. Fertilized flowers on female trees give way to inedible grapefruit-sized fruits (3-5” diameter) which are commonly called hedge apples. Has anyone done this? All rights reserved. You can email for special availability and more accurate Osage has a flexibility not seen in locust, hickory or the other woods Particularly effective for areas with poor soils where other woody plants may struggle. I split my Osage the day I cut it to make it dry faster, but it does tend to check about 2-4 inches at each end of the stave even with glue on. Osage orange is dioecious (separate male and female trees), with non-showy greenish male and female flowers appearing in clusters on separate trees in June. Look over each log carefully, bark on, and decide what you want. Osage Orange is the premium traditional bow wood for Plains Style Flatbows Read the Original, Using a Tub Grinder at My Farm Organizing My Basket House working area of the bow. to make the "back" of the bow. A solid knot in the nock area that would not be subject to bend stresses Osage Orange is of interest from root to fruit.The bark of the roots is of a bright orange color and furnishes a yellow dye;the ridged and scaly bark of the trunk furnishes tannin for making leather;the branches have attractive leaves with thorns at their bases;the pollen-bearing and seed-bearing flowers are borne upon seperate trees. Squirrels eat seeds from the fruit in winter. Don't split it, leave the bark on, and cap the ends. The wood is long-lasting, dense and tough.