bois d’arc series #2: not mutant tennis balls
From the highway, the fallen fruit looked a bit like mutant tennis balls…
The fruit, the largest of any species native to North America, is hard and carries an unpleasant odor (although the day I made these images, the wind was pretty strong and I guess the stink blew away before I noticed it.) With the exception of squirrels, no native animal will eat them.
The trees and the fruit both ooze a sticky white sap. So probably these trees aren’t a good landscaping choice.
Hockley County, Texas
photographed 1.13.2024
Posted on January 18, 2024, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, bois d'arc, Fujifilm x-t5, hedge apple, horse apple, learning to see, melinda green harvey, one day one image, osage orange, photo a day, photography, postaday, reasons to stop, road trip, take time to look, take time to see, texas, things i see, thoughtful seeing, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
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Interesting! I don’t think I have ever seen those before. 😊
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I’m almost positive that I haven’t seen these trees anywhere else…but now that I know about them, I’m going to be checking on them through the year!
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That sounds like a great plan. 😊
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They were grown as living fences as they grow thick and strong. The limbs were used to make bows because they grow curved, hence the name “arched bough” in French. The fruits are also called horseapples in Texas.
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Ok, never mind, I just read the next post.
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Ha! Ha!
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