[SEL] Henry Ford Plans

[Bob W7AVK]

Might check out http://www.gpnc.org/osage.htm  Says they are easy to 
grow, but need to get the seeds out of the ball.

Regards,

Bob
Moses Lake, WA, USA

armstrong wrote:

> Bill,
>  Quarter the hedge apples and just lay the quartered piece on the ground 
> without covering it.  It may be two years before you get a seedling but 
> get them you will.   George
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Matthews" 
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> 
>> I have had some success by letting the fruit dry somewhat and then 
>> sorting out the seeds to plant.  I had to plant many seeds to get just 
>> a few seedlings.
>>
>> <<Bob Matthews>>
>>  <<NW Ohio>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill Brueck wrote:
>>
>>> While we're on these Osage Oranges, as I know them, does anybody know 
>>> how to
>>> get a crop going?
>>>
>>> I tried drying out a few seeds and planting them, nothing came up.
>>>
>>> So I bought some seeds from a nursery and planted them.  Same result.
>>>
>>> Can't be all that difficult.  Just keep trying?
>>>
>>> It's unclear to me that they would be OK in southern Minnesota, but I 
>>> should
>>> at least have had some sprouts come up.  They seemed to grow OK in 
>>> central
>>> Iowa where I grew up.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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