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Momof4

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I am wishing you the best of luck.. but also warning you.... it seems that when or if I even touch ANY kind of plant, it dies. I tend to heart beats & hubby does the foliage. (He’s gone right now or I would have got him to cut the pieces).. but it will make me feel really great if you can get one to root for you. I’ve boxed them up and will send out UPS later today.

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Tidgy's Dad

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An aardvark
A donkey

An angel
A gate

An orange
A pear

An avocado
A grape

Right?

Always thought that AN goes in front of vowels and A in front of consonants. No.


Ok.....off to cut some grass in our lawn on the side garden.
It's a vowel sound , so for example it's a union, but an umbrella; umbrella is a vowel sound but union starts with the 'y' sound as in you, so is not.
 

Bambam1989

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Happy Friday all..

Almost jumped in the truck and went out kayaking again....but not since I have an all day trip scheduled for Saturday. Looks like everyone is busy singing, feeding squirrels, getting kids off to school, drinking heavily or wanting to, dreaming of fossils and stocking up.

Not sure how widely spread this “tree” grows.... but I’m sure many don’t see this type of fruit on their trees.. like the size of American softballs..

Any guesses? I’ll send the ID later... ogh....very humid here already...temps to climb to 93 ish.

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Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange. I grew up calling them horse apples. Same family as a mulberry tree
 

Bambam1989

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Yep! Thats what it is. 2 points.

Hedge apple or Osage Orange
Maclura pomifera is a small deciduous tree with round, rough textured fruits. It's bumpy and spherical. Used by the Comanche as an herb using a root and water infusion for eye problems. Native Americans used it for cancer treatments. The sap has been used for tooth pain as well.
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