Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera 'Whiteshield' Moraceae

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Perennial

Location

Urban Tree Collection

Source of plant

Schmidt & Son Co., John C. Pair Horticultural Center, Klyn Nurseries, Arborvillage Farm Nursery

Description

A strongly upright, thornless, male selection with large glossy summer foliage that assumes gold and maroon tints in autumn. The selection was found in the wild in the mid 1980's in the far northwestern part of Custer County, growing wild in the Whiteshield Creek, which was named after an early Cheyenne Indian Chief.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

fruiting characteristics, armature