date:Oct 27, 2018
The Osage orange, Maclura pomifera, is what is botanically known as a multiple fruit. It's the result of many, many tiny female flowers jammed together into a cluster. After pollination, the flowers swell, and all of them coalesce into this massive structure. It can sometimes be the size of a large orange, or even a grapefruit.
According to an article on eu.tallahassee.comeach of the tiny ovaries inside produces a single seed. The fresh, ripened fruit is quite solid, usually an attractive yell