[Carpenter] Osage Orange Hedge Rows...

[Grant Phillips]

Kevin,

There is a website www.osageorange.com that is intended for people making 
bows for hunting.  If you will type in this address and then go to the 
bottom of the  page and click on the link that says "roughing out osage 
bows", you will find quite a bit of information on the history of Hedge 
trees.  Hopefully you can glean some helpful information from this article 
and decide whether or not the hedge fence row is a commitment you are 
ready to commit to. 

Good Luck,

Grant Phillips
Adair SWCD



From:
"Kevin N Carpenter" <kevinc at mysticplains.org>
To:
carpenter at mysticplains.org
Date:
09/13/2009 10:54 PM
Subject:
[Carpenter] Osage Orange Hedge Rows...



Just curious if anyone has information on establishing and maintaining 
old fashion Osage Orange hedge rows?   Its my understanding that it 
takes about 4 years to get a fence sufficient dense to be able to 
contain cattle, with an established fence described as "Horse High and 
Bull Tight".  These were apparently VERY popular prior to barb-wire 
fencing.

I've been considering replacing my eastern most fence with a 5' 
electric, but the idea of a "natural" fence caught my fancy.  I have the 
time to grow one, although I'm a bit concerned about what it takes to 
maintain one.  Still, if they could do it in the 1800s, surely it can't 
be impossible today.

Thoughts?  Links?

Kevin
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