Bois d' arc/Osage Orange

2010 was a bumper year for bois d' arc/osage orange fruit. It's not good for anything but the tree has a beautiful, hard orange wood and is one of the most rot-resistant woods in the world. Native Americans knew its value very well and prized the wood for bow and arrow making. The tree tends to fruit in alternate years or possibly depends on amount of rainfall at crucial stages.