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Subject: Re: "Living Fence"
From: Bill Nourse <nourse@bellsouth.net>
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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 99 04:41:20
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Chris wrote:
>
> Bill,
> You're mixing Apples and Oranges here.(Sorry I couldn't resist)
I wouldn't be a bit surprised -- I came here because I didn't know what
I was talking about in the first place . . .

> The trees(Yes they are both trees)are Hedge Apple and Trifoliate Orange.
> The Hedge Apple is Maclura pomifera (AKA Osage Orange)
Many years ago when I was a uniformed officer on the police department,
some of the officers had "billy clubs," excuse me, I meant to say "night
sticks," excuse me, better make that "batons" made out of what they
called "bodock." They were popular in those days -- very heavy, dense,
hard, virtually unbreakable wood. I think the correct name was "beau
d'arc" and it was actually Osage Orange. Do I remember correctly?

> The Trifoliate Orange is Poncirus trifoliata (AKA Hardy Orange)
> Both would make spiny hedges, though I think the Osage Orange
> would be a little large for that purpose cuz it can get 50' tall and
> 40' wide. Trifoliate Orange is about 20' high and 10' wide. It is hardy
> to -20F. so zone 6a is about as far North as I'd try to grow it.
Thanks again -- I guess asking what zone Memphis is in would be too
stupid, excuse me, I meant to say "elementary" question . . .

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