[SEL] Hedge Apples

[armstrong]

Judge,
  Osage Orange saplings were and are used for muzzle- loading rifle ram rods 
and wooden bearings in farm discs as well as native americans using the wood 
for bows.  It also burns with a very hot fire.   George
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From: "Judge Tommy Turner" <lcjudge at scrtc.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 6:19 AM
Subject: [SEL] Hedge Apples


>I remember Dave Rotigel wearing a diaper at Portland a few years ago, and 
>suspicion that he still does.  Couldn't we simply let Dave eat them, catch 
>the seeds in his diaper and then distribute those who need them?  Of 
>course, the "handler", after Dave does his job, will need to be decked out 
>in Hazardous Material gear. (Just curious, I'm trying to remember the 
>discussion from a couple of years ago about the Osage Orange or Hedge 
>Apple.  Did someone need the wood for a purpose?)
>
> Tommy Turner
> Magnolia, KY
>
>
>> I read online, with a brief Google search, that these things have been 
>> propagated by feeding the fruit to cattle and collecting the recycled 
>> seeds with a diaper attachment of sorts on the bovines. The digestive 
>> process activates the seed for germination. Just passing along what I 
>> read. It was on the Net, so it must be true!
>>
>> John
>>
>> On Dec 4, 2006, at 11:55 AM, 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?
>>
>>
>>
>> John Culp
>> Bristol, Tennessee, USA
>>
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