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  • From: nottke <nottke1@earthlink.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] bletting M. pomifera
  • Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 21:14:24 -0400

Peter,

I have my Osage Orange seedlings because about a year ago Lucky Pittman
mentioned that he just let some rot in the bed of his pickup until Spring
and then worked the seeds out.
Instead, I just buried half a dozen in a 6 inch deep trench, covered them
with leaf mulch, and in May they started to appear. I dug up two of the
"clumps" of seedlings, teased the roots apart and set them in a furrow.
Some grew a foot tall and some grew 6 feet tall

Jim, zone 6 NC
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>How actually does one best remove seeds from osage orange? This year we have
>400 lbs of "oranges" so will be doing quite a bit of work. Last year we
>froze them, let them "rot" sort of, mushed it all around and came out with
>something more or less useable - but that was only about 50 pounds
>worth..... I have read about letting them ferment - but wonder how long,
>etc. etc.
> Peter Clean Earth Foundation zone 7 VA






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