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    MACLURA
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    MACLURA

    Genus of 11 species of usually thorny evergreen or deciduous, dioecious trees, shrubs and climbers, the branches often reduced to spines, found in woodland and clearings, and by roadsides, from eastern Asia to Australia and from southern Central USA to South America.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Place of origin
      Eastern Asia to Australia and southern central USA to South America.
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Climber
      Some of these climbing plants will need trellis or wire supports if grown on walls or fences. Other grow aerial roots and are self-clinging
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Full sun
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Maclura Growing Guide

    Varieties

    MACLURA pomifera
    Osage orange
    a hardy tree with thorny branches and pale yellow orange-like fruits in maturity. Excellent in chalky areas
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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