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Title: WTB Osage saplings or seeds
Post by: laughing turtle on August 25, 2007, 11:16:00 AM

I am looking for osage saplings or seeds to plant on my property in western NC. Anyone know where to look?

Title: Re: WTB Osage saplings or seeds
Post by: Jason Lester on August 25, 2007, 11:24:00 AM

I don't know of saplings but anyone with osage around could send you some hedge abbles they have thousands of seads in each.

Takes a LONG time for a osage to get big enough to make a bow though.

Title: Re: WTB Osage saplings or seeds
Post by: Black Gold on August 25, 2007, 11:34:00 AM

I've got thousands of bodarc balls on the ground now.....I can get you some seeds.....PM me.

Title: Re: WTB Osage saplings or seeds
Post by: manfromthepast on August 25, 2007, 11:49:00 AM

here is a site that sells seedlings if you are interested in jump starting the process. http://www.musserforests.com

Title: Re: WTB Osage saplings or seeds
Post by: Eric Krewson on August 25, 2007, 01:45:00 PM

You can get seedlings from the Missouri forestry department. They start taking orders Nov 15. Their price for 25 saplings is around $8-10 bucks and they will sell to someone out of state.

http://mdc.mo.gov/forest/nursery/seedling/

Title: Re: WTB Osage saplings or seeds
Post by: onemississipp on August 25, 2007, 02:46:00 PM

I would try to find
"A selection known as White Sword is thornless and fruitless."

Title: Re: WTB Osage saplings or seeds
Post by: onemississipp on August 25, 2007, 02:49:00 PM

also
Osage Orange Choices
Thornless and Fruitless Cultivars of Osage Orange include Witchita and White Shield -(Maclura pomifera 'White-shield') which is thornless even when very young and is preferred. Also Park and Pawhuska

Title: Re: WTB Osage saplings or seeds
Post by: onemississipp on August 25, 2007, 02:52:00 PM

The thornless 'White Shield' Osage-orange is available from Sunshine Nursery (580-323-6259)

http://www.sunshinenursery.com/index.htm

Title: Re: WTB Osage saplings or seeds
Post by: laughing turtle on August 27, 2007, 06:18:00 PM

Thanks for all the help guys, i am planting these for my son to harvest when he is my age to make a bow for his kid. Gotta think about that seven generation thing.

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