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    we added more trees to shabona lake. the park delivered us 20ft osage orange branches. still had the green fruits on them. are they desirable to use? does the smell of the leaves deter crappies ? we always preferred hard wood of oak, ,maple but will take what we get

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    If I am not mistaken I believe Osage Orange is supposed to last a long time. I do remember reading some about it here
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    Osage is super long lasting and incredibly strong. Bow makers use it for recurves and we use em for fence posts. Also burns incredibly hot so we get it for firewood. I don’t believe it would deter fish at all. The leaves will deteriorate and it should hold up nicely underwater.
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    Osage orange is extrememely rot resistant. I created a ton of piles in my pond with it. All the little spindly branches dont drop off so it stays pretty bushy.

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    thanks for the favorable replies they have more and we will use them.

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    Submerged in semi- fertile waters Osage orange ( hedge apple ) will last approximately 25- 35 years underwater. In infertile waters such as gravel pits this can increase significantly longer. Given the choice it’s my favorite to sink

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    the native american johhny appleseed story comes to mind , there is a reason it all over the the place nowadays , they used to carry the seeds with them on travels , it as stated makes super good bow material and as stated will last forever , we like the naturally occuring ones here and hit them often , crappie like them ....
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    That is long lasting for sure
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    Osage Orange aka Horse Apple aka Bois d arc is one of the hardest woods out there. We still have much of it in our lakes that were impounded 75 years ago. It is as tough as nail and will always be my first choice when sinking brush.

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    Nothing better than osage orange for brushpiles or firewood.

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