Gordon, 9 months ago

@dnc Correct. Hedge apple or Osage orange are both names for this. It is placed in attics to keep silverfish at bay.

dsoltesz, 9 months ago

@dnc hedge apple. Edible but definitely not tasty. House I grew up in had a row of them along the road as a wind break.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclura_pomifera

chrisnelsonsdog, 9 months ago

@dnc it's a hedge apple, or Osage orange. In my area, it's al last resort food for grazing animals. Probably not toxic but do your due diligence. Keeps ants away.

michael, 9 months ago

@dnc osage orange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclura_pomifera

MonarchLady, 9 months ago

@dnc Osage Orange. Most emphatically NOT!! Also known locally as Monkey Brains (or Balls). They make a nice color contrast to pumpkins, I use three as a tripod under my pumpkins, just for pretty.