Tuesday, July 30, 2013

All Knotted Up! A Photo Series Of The Osage Orange Tree’s Knots

In the town of Harrodsburg, KY there is an old Osage Orange Tree in Fort Harrod Park filled with some very wonderful knots and joints from the centuries of growth. I love this park and especially the tree. It just seems like an ancient spirit of serenity and knowledge. A real majestic beauty. I explored the tree and took some images of the many bents and formations that make up this gentle silent giant.

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The Osage orange (Maclura pomifera) is native to Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas, yet the unofficial national champion Osage orange can be found in Kentucky. The largest Osage orange tree in the world there is some debate has to how it came to be in Kentucky. Harrodsburg was established in 1774 and the tree was said to be planted in the 1870’s- it is argued that the tree was a gift after a land dispute.

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