No, though it sure looks like it should be! Here’s an interesting link on the species:
https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2021/04/01/what-is-osage-orange-and-is-it-edible/ Sent from my iPad > On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:13 AM, Anne Warner <warneran...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks. Is it edible? ATW > >> On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:10 AM, Deborah Howe via Lincoln >> <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: >> >> Hi, Anne — >> >> What you found in DC is a fruit from the Osage Orange tree (Maclura >> pomifera). Osage Orange, also known in the Midwest as Hedge or Hedge Apple, >> is native to the south and Midwest US, and was often planted as hedges or as >> windbreaks on the Great Plains. >> >> If you still have the fruit, give it a squeeze or scratch the skin and take >> a sniff; it has a pleasantly spicy smell. >> >> Deb >> >> Sent from my iPad >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >
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