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Maclura pomifera
Maclura pomifera - fruit
Maclura pomifera - fruit
Maclura pomifera
Maclura pomifera - fruit
Maclura pomifera - fruit

Maclura pomifera

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(Osage orange) An unusual small tree in the UK, Maclura pomifera has thorny branches and once established, large & pale yellow, orange-like fruit (male and female plants required).

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Supplied Size
  • 3 litre pot (2-3 years old, 100-125 cm tall)

  • Standard: £7.95* (for any number of plants)
  • Priority: £15
  • Click & Collect: Free

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An unusual small tree in the UK, Maclura pomifera has thorny branches and once established, large & pale yellow, orange-like fruit (male and female plants required). The leaves are mid green, turning shades of yellow before falling in autumn.

Maclura pomifera is hardy and most suited to a sunny position and any well drained soil (including chalky soils).


  • Position: Full sun.
  • Soil: Any well drained soil. Very good in chalky soils.
  • Hardiness: Hardy. 
  • Rate of Growth: Slow to moderate.
  • Habit: Maclura pomifera usually grows to be a small branching tree in the UK.
    • Height: up to 10 m (32 ft)
    • Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
  • Notes: The plants available for sale are mixed sex, grown from seed. They are to young to flower yet and as a result we are not able to determine which are female and which are male.
How Much Sun
Full Sun
Eventual Size
Tree - Small (4m - 8m)
Growing Conditions
Soil: Dry/Sandy, Soil: Alkaline, Soil: Not Fussy, Site: Coastal Areas
Special Features
Fruit - Ornamental, Rare and Unusual
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