✅White Shield Osage Orange
General Info
- Latin Name - Maclura pomifera ‘White Shield’
- Native Range - Arkansas to Oklahoma and Texas
- Growth Rate - Fast
- Mature Height - 30–40’
- Mature Spread - 30–40’
Arborist Thoughts
- Named after the White Shield creek in Oklahoma near where the original tree was discovered, this cultivated variety of Osage Orange is both thornless and fruitless.
- Dark green glossy foliage looks as good at the end of the growing season as it did when leaves first emerged in Spring. No real fall color or noticeable flowers
- Not the best tree for ornamental appeal but is fast growing in youth, tough, and adaptable to most sites.
- Excellent tree for a street tree or use in institutional or unmanaged sites being both drought tolerant and pest/disease resistant
