osage orange

[charliesbugs]

Can someone tell me if you can start osage orange from the seeds in the green seed balls or do they have to dry or freeze first?? Thanks Charlie crminkrun@nktelco.net

[TheMartianChick]

Here is a link to site that has the instructions for planting them at the bottom of the page.

http://hedgeapple.com/

[tamsam]

I did some a couple years ago but the goats and bunnies got them before I got them transplanted. Fix a container that will hold several of the apples in one layer. Make a hole in the side so that it will keep water to cover about 3/4 of the apple. Leave this outside and let it freeze or whatever all winter maintaining the water level. In spring when you would be planting the garden take the apples and mash them up with enough water to make a slurry out of them. Then make a bed to plant the seeds with your rows about an inch deep and sow the seed like radishes or turnips. That is how I did them and they came right up. Good luck. Sam

[fantasymaker]

Sounds like a freeze might be good for them in any case it doesnt appear to hurt them. How many are ya planting?

[Tricky Grama]

Best way is to let critters eat 'em then 'deposit' the seeds...so in order to have 'em planted where you want them, you could eat the seeds, then...um, never mind...

If the postage wasn't more than the saplings were worth, I'd dig some from our land & send 'em to you. We have waaaaay more than we want.

Patty

[Old Vet]

Check with your State Forestry Nursery some of them grow them and all you need to do is to transplant them. I don't know about Ohio but if you can find them in Oklahoma and they cost around $25 per hundred. You need somebody in Oklahoma to order them and ship them to you.