Pastor Daniel Meeter shares his wonder with the natural world in Prospect Park. He’s got pictures, too.
There’s an orange tree in Prospect Park. Pastor Daniel Meeter of Old First Church, has pictures of it and some information about it.
Well, not an orange tree exactly. But Prospect Park has an Osage Orange tree.
They are native to the American West.
This one stands at the waymeet just down from the Nethermead Arches.
This one is a good size. The species is not typically towering tall, not compared to other trees, including the ones around it. But this one is doing very well, and looks very healthy.
The young osage oranges are just beginning to grow on it. I wonder if they are edible?
Osage “oranges” are definitely not edible, but it is said that they can be used,when placed under the kitchen sink or in closets, to repel roaches! The wood was used by Native Americans to make bows because of its flexibility. It is called an Osage Orange tree because of the color of its bark.