BoisDarc Bark

Hedge, Osage Orange, Bois Darc [sp?] are all the same tree. These were imported to Kansas during the Dirty Thirties of the 20th century to reduce wind erosion. The trees were planted along section, half-section and quarter section boundaries. There are very hardy, have thorns and make wonderful fence posts. The dried wood will make sparks fly from saws when it is cut.

This tree had a lot of texture in the bark.

Enjoy and feel free to comment. Based on the entries so far, mine is just for fun....

HDR via Photomatix, Nikon D700 and Nikkor 14-24 and Capture NX2. Larger version attached.

the fisch