FWIW, I have a whole path along the creek on the west side of my property lined with Osage Orange. Have a few walking sticks made from it. A very heavy wood, and the orange colored roots are beautiful when they stick up through the leaf cover in early spring while the bluebells are blooming.
I was plowing a path through the snow with my tractor not too long ago, and avoided the side with the osage roots. I think I’ve read that it’s the strongest/heaviest wood in the US, and the source of warclubs in the past for the natives.
Known by many names...Bodark, bois d'arc, Hedge Apple....etc...
American Indians..of which I am of the blood...liked to make long bows out of the wood...thus the French name..I believe.
A great wood to turn...into bowls. A very HARD wood..
The Osage Indian...back when they were in the Georgia area..loved the wood for bows and clubs...Thus the name.
I live in Osage County.....and there are many Hedge Apple trees here....You can ruin a chainsaw on one..if you like!!