Osage

Common Name(s): Osage Orange, Horse Apple, Hedge Apple, Bois d’arc

Scientific Name: Maclura pomifera

Distribution: South-central United States

Tree Size: 50-60 ft (15-18 m) tall, 1-2 ft (.3-.6 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 54 lbs/ft³ (855 kg/m³)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .76, .86

Janka Hardness: 2,620 lb_f (11,640 N)

Argentine Osage Orange, a tropical hardwood, is an exotic wood from South America that is very dense. Heartwood is golden to bright yellow, which inevitably ages to a darker medium brown with time: primarily due to exposure to ultraviolet light. See the article Preventing Color Changes in Exotic Woods for more details.