Re: OT: Bois d'Arc
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT: Bois d'Arc
- From: D* E*
- Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 21:47:12 -0500
Grows wild along my river bottom. Here even new growth on mature
trees has thorns (lots). Commonly called Bois d'Arc (pronounced
Bodark), but also called Osage Orange and very occasionally
Horse Apples. Folklore has it that it will eliminate roaches. Used
to be commonly used for fence posts here, due to reputed rot
resistance (which hasn't been my own experience). Has rather
brittle limbs in high winds, so frequently shows wind damage. Likely
the nastiest wood I've ever handled. When fresh, the wood has the
same sticky sap as the fruit. Interesting plant, tho I consider it a
not too invasive pest. Roots are very orange, as is the upper layer
just under the outer bark. Interior wood has a yellow/green color.
Entirely distinctive even without touching a fresh cut and discovering
that the residue left from the sap is nearly impossible to clean off.
Surely an introduced plant, but I'm not sure what purpose it served
in these parts. Fence posts maybe, rather than hedges tho it surely
would make a tough living fence.
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7, USA - who could probably ship Anner a few apples
for her bowl.
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