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MACLURA pomifera

Associated Products

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 0.9 kg

(0.9 kg - c&p inc) £6.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 2.5 kg

(2.5 kg - c&p inc) £10.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 4.5 kg

(4.5 kg - c&p inc) £16.00

Additional Plant Details

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    Pests & Diseases - none.

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    Place of Origin - central USA.

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    Tree Shape: Rounded to broadly spreading

Delivery Information

Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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MACLURA pomifera

Osage orange

a hardy tree with thorny branches and pale yellow orange-like fruits in maturity. Excellent in chalky areas

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Deciduous - oval, pointed, dark-green leaves to 10cm (4in) long, turning yellow in autumn.
Tree - rounded tree becoming less thorny with age. Produces small, yellow-green flowers, the females in short racemes, the males in dense, spherical clusters. Dioecious. Male and female plants required for fruit.

Hardiness Rating

Fully hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) - young shoots liable to frost damage.

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height - in metres - 15m (50ft)
Spread - in metres - 12m (40ft)

Preferred Location

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Full Sun

Soil Conditions

fertile well drained soil

Buy MACLURA pomifera

Pot size: 2.5 or 3 Litre
Small
£14.50 each
Pot size: 5 Litre
Large
£35.00 each

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