Very much nope: It’s theorized that during the Ice Age(s) it was propagated through being eaten by a now vanished species that was able to consume it.
- Allen Vander Meulen > On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:13, Anne Warner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks. Is it edible? ATW > >> On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:10 AM, Deborah Howe via Lincoln >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, Anne — >> >> What you found in DC is a fruit from the Osage Orange tree (Maclura >> pomifera). Osage Orange, also known in the Midwest as Hedge or Hedge Apple, >> is native to the south and Midwest US, and was often planted as hedges or as >> windbreaks on the Great Plains. >> >> If you still have the fruit, give it a squeeze or scratch the skin and take >> a sniff; it has a pleasantly spicy smell. >> >> Deb >> >> Sent from my iPad >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
