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Osage orangeOsage orange
Osage orange (Maclura pomifera)

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Common names: Bodare, Bodark, Bodock, Bois d'arc, Bow wood, Hedge, Hedge apple, Horse apple, Naranjo chino, Osage, Osage orange

Distributed in: United States (North America)

Distribution overview: Osage-orange is native to a narrow belt in eastern Texas, southeastern Oklahoma, southwestern Arkansas, and the extreme northwest corner of Louisiana.This belt includes portions of the Blackland Prairies, Chiso Mountains, and the Red River drainage.Osage-orange has been introduced into most of the conterminous United States and has become naturalized throughout much of the eastern United States and the central Great Plains. It prefers floodplain forests, old fields and fencerows.

Common uses: Dyewood , Foundation posts, Insulator pins, Posts, Stakes

Product sources: The tree is seldom harvested for lumber or for veneers. It is, however, available in adequate supplies, at moderate prices for very small projects.

Environment profile: Abundant/Secure The environmental status of Osage orange within its natural boundaries has not been officially assessed

Tree size: The tree is described as medium sized and spiny. It is reported to develop a short stem that is often crooked. It is reported to mature to a height of about 50 feet (15 m), with a trunk diameter of about 2 feet (60 cm)

and the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStright and closed , the textureFair to medium coarseand the lusterHigh

Natural durability: Resistant to decay, Sapwood non-resistant to furniture beetles

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: 6 - A2 (4/4) T3 - A1 (8/4) U

Drying Defects: Checking, Distortion

Ease of Drying: Seasons well with little degrade

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Fair to good results

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Very Good to Excellent Results

Mortising: Poor to Very Poor

Moulding: Poor to Very Poor

Movement in Service: Poor to Very Poor

Nailing: Fair to Good , Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Steam bending: Fair to Good Results

Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Pre-boring recommended; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Fair to Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,68 0,72
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight 945 865 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Specific Gravity 0.68 0.72
Weight 59 54 lbs/ft3
Volumetric Shrinkage 9 %


Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois, E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Hardwoods - Temperate and Tropical. USDA, Forest Service, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.Kline, M. 1978. Maclura pomifera - Osage-orange. In A Guide to Useful Woods of the World. Flynn Jr., J.H., Editor. King Philip Publishing Co., Portland, Maine. 1994. Page 220-221.Little, E.L.1980.The Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Trees - Western Region.Published by Arthur A. Knopf, New York.Panshin, A.J. and C. deZeeuw. Textbook of Wood Technology. McGraw-Hill Series in Forest Resources. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.USDA. 1988. Dry Kiln Operators Manual, Preliminary Copy. Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.
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