OSAGE ORANGE TREE (Maclura pomifera) HEDGE LIVE PLANT 16+ INCHES

Description: OSAGE ORANGE TREE (Maclura pomifera) LIVE PLANT 16+ INCHES AKA: HEDGE/HEDGE APPLE/MOCK ORANGE/MONKEY BALL/BODARK Plant for living hedges, rot-resistant fenceposts, car fresheners, for repairing degraded land and for making bows, and for the awesome name!Hardy from Zone 5-9. 20-40 feet tall, same width. Description Osage orange is a medium-sized tree with a short trunk, dense, round, or irregular crown, milky sap, and stout thorns. Leaves are alternate, simple, 3–6 inches long, 2–3 inches wide, broadest below the middle; margins lacking teeth; upper surface dark green, shiny; lower surface paler, with some hairs along the veins. Bark is brown to orange, deeply grooved with age, ridges rounded, interconnecting, often peeling into long, thin strips; exposed roots (and wood) bright orange. Twigs are slender, green, turning light orange-brown, young twigs hairy, becoming smooth later; sap milky; spines stout, straight, about ½ inch long, emerging above the leaf attachment. Flowers May–June. Male and female flowers minute, in dense clusters about 1 inch across, each produced on separate trees; no petals. Fruits September–October, large, yellowish green, fleshy or pulpy, 4–5 inches across; surface resembling a brain; juice milky, sticky, bitter. Numerous seeds small, flattened, imbedded in the fruit. PLANTS WILL BE DUG UP AFTER PAYMENT TO GET YOU THE FRESHEST PLANT AND GIVE PLANT A BETTER CHANCE. PLANTS WILL BE WRAPPED WITH SOME SOIL AND SOME WET NEWSPAPER AROUND ROOTS THEN IN PLASTIC BAG AND PRIORITY SHIPPING WILL NOT BE SHIPPING TO CALIFORNIA PER TO MANY RESTRICTIONS WITH PLANTS AND NO INTERNATIONAL SALES IF YOU NEED MORE INFO JUST LET US KNOW PLANT GROWING AND ZONES ARE ONLINE THESE ARE GROW IN MISSOURI AND GROW GREAT VERY HARD ZONES 5-9 UP TO -10 AND -20 WITH SOME HELP WITH MULCH (I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO TEST THE -20) BUT WE HAVE HAD IT UP TO -12 AND HAD NO MULCH AND PULLED RIGHT THROUGH WE ALSO WILL NOTE THAT Thanks for your time and have a great time at ebay!! Happy shopping!! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Shipping We ship to the contiguous 48 states only. Multiple shipping options may be available for this item. For more detail, please see below, and select the shipping option that is most convenient for you. International Shipping: Import duties, taxes, and charges are NOT INCLUDED in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding / buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts." US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. IF YOU ARE WANTING TO PAY AT A LATER TIME INSTEAD OF BUY IT NOW, WHICH REQUIRES IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. YOU NEED TO USE THE EBAY CART OPTION.PLEASE NOTE DUE TO USPS DOWNSIZING SERVICES THE MOST EFFECTED MAIL IS PRIORITY DUE TO THE CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM. ITEMS HAVE BEEN DELAYED, LOST AND/OR OTHER ISSUES RELATED, IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL AS SELLERS. WE WORK WITH OUR LOCAL POST OFFICE ON A DAILY BASIS (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY), AND MOST ISSUES HAVE RESULTS. IF WE GET NO RESULTS, THEN WE WORK WITH "WORKABLE" BUYERS WITH ISSUES EITHER REPLACEMENT (IF AVAILABLE), REFUNDS OR SUBSTITUTE WITH A DIFFERENT STORE ITEM. ALL NEUTRAL AND NEGATIVE FEEDBACKS RECENTLY RECEIVED ARE FROM "UNWORKABLE" BUYERS, EITHER DIDN'T CONTACT US OR WON'T RESPOND TO WORK THE ISSUE OUT. PLEASE CONTACT US IF THERE IS AN ISSUE BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK, ONCE NEUTRAL OR NEGATIVE FEEDBACK GIVEN ITS HARD TO WORK ISSUE OUT.IF YOU EMAIL US DON'T PANIC IF WE DON'T RESPOND RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT. (DON'T HAVE SMART PHONE) WE GET OVER 100 EMAILS FROM EBAY ON A DAILY BASIS. ALSO WE TRY TO GET TO THE MESSAGES ON A TIMELY BASIS (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY). ON WEEKENDS, WE MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS. WE WORK AT OTHER AREAS BESIDES ON THE COMPUTER FOR THE BUSINESS, MOSTLY IN THE GARDEN THIS TIME OF YEAR. THANK YOU AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, CONTACT US!

Price: 8.99 USD

Location: Center, Missouri

End Time: 2024-08-10T06:39:18.000Z

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