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Finnish guy's question about growing Osage Orange

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chamookman:
Lots of Osage growing here in Mid Michigan  (=) ! Bob

Mikkolaht:
Okay, I will use some jute sacks for winter protection for the next winter. :)

Great to hear it grows is michigan too, only 14degrees more south than Finland!

Stoner:
I use to cut them by my old house  Freeland, Michigan along the Tittabawassee River. Good growth rings to follow and still have some wood 10 years later.  I would pick up the hedge apples and plant them all over my 40 acres. Someone is probably cussing me out for all those thorny trees. unless they build bows. John

Mikkolaht:
Yeah the thorns are nasty indeed and the tree starts growing them from year one lol.

Edit: Do you guys just straight up plant the seeds/apples to the ground or grow them inside before planting?

Also, if anyone knows where to get osage seeds from Michigan or other cold places, I would be glad to know.

Pat B:
What some guys do is put the balls in a bucket of water over the winter. In early spring drain off most of the water and pour the remain slurry in a shallow ditch and cover it. Later that spring the seedlings will emerge. Next fall after the growing season dig the seedlings and replant in their intended location or in pots for a few years then transplant. You want to wait til the plants are dormant before you dig them for transplant. That way you have less transplant shock and better success.
 You may be able to buy seedlings. I know you can get them here in the US but don't know about exporting/importing them to Finland.

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