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Name: Stephanie
Status: student
Age: 11
Location: N/A
Country: N/A
Date: 1999-2001
Question:
Do osage orange trees live in China? What is a good site for identifying trees?

Replies:
Osage orange trees are native to the U.S.

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/ODNR/Education/ohiotrees/ osageorange.htm

http://www.gpnc.org/osage.htm

but might be planted in Asia.

There is an intergeneric hybrid grown in China:

http://www.forestworld.com/forestry/outreach/silvics/ hardwoods/maclura/pomifera_e.html

There are various sites with online keys for identifying plants such as

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Pages/tree/

http://www.bbg.org/research/nymf/key/index.html

http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/

Sincerely,

Anthony R. Brach


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