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!!
I favor Black Locust for burning in my furnace, but it is tough on chain saws, too. You’re either sharp or you aren’t cutting. Bought a chain grinder and delinker last year I was running back to the barn so often to resharpen with a round file. And Husquevarna is a good chain saw.