could it be osage??!?!

[Shondy55]

hey guys i was online today and looking for what the osage orange tree looks like.  i saw some pictures and im almost sure i have one in my own backyard and i never even knew it! is it too good to be true or is this really osage?

[kiwijim]

Thats Osage! 

[blackhawk]

LMAO .........yup...I can recognize that anywhere...haven't you ever noticed the fruit?  Or is it a male? Only females bear fruit.

[gstoneberg]

That trunk looks nice and straight too.

[blackhawk]

And even the staves are as clear as day an sticking out,and will guide you where to split..wow..your lucky and it don't get easier than that.....and now you don't need to take my advice from earlier today and ya can save gas by not having to take that country drive thru the farm country.....still LMAO

[beetlebailey1977]

Man that is a monster......whew we!!!!

[fishfinder401]

 

[mspink]

Do male and female have thorns?

[osage outlaw]

Looks like osage to me.  Cut into it and see if its yellow inside.  Looks like some character staves are in there.

[gstoneberg]

If it falls to the right that fence will be flat as a pancake.

George

[JackCrafty]

Yup.  That house just put some cash in your pocket.  Looks like a lifetime supply you got there.

[Shondy55]

Thanks guys! There are two even bigger ones in my neighbors yard but there really twisted.its a shame though because my other neighbors cut down the biggest one in the area and idk it was even Osage. That was before I started making bows so I was using chunks of it for firewood .
Would it be okay to only cut a large branch off? And if so how long. And how do I dry it out? Thanks again

[mikekeswick]

Sweet! Cut it down! Lucky man

[PatM]

It takes a forever to grow a decent front yard tree in a barren landscape like you show there. I can't imagine cutting down a nice tree in that situation, even if it is Osage.
 Up here you'd have to get permission to cut down a tree that size. We don't really "own" our yard  trees here and that's a good thing, I think.

[Matt S.]

Wow, that looks like a monster osage tree! Though I don't think I could cut it down. Not every tree needs to be turned into a bow and I'd have a hard time cutting down such a nice tree just to leave a naked space in my yard.