Very much nope: It’s theorized that during the Ice Age(s) it was propagated
through being eaten by a now vanished species that was able to consume it.
- Allen Vander Meulen
> On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:13, Anne Warner wrote:
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> Thanks. Is it edible? ATW
>
>> On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:10 AM, Deborah
Thanks. Is it edible? ATW
> On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:10 AM, Deborah Howe via Lincoln
> wrote:
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> 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 Midwes
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/
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> On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:13 AM, Anne Warner wrote:
>
> Thanks. Is it edible? ATW
>
>> On Oct 20, 2023
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, g
