what is this?

[Godsgrl]

Hey yall! We found this on the side of the road. It fell from a tree. There were a bunch. They smell like pumpkin and pears. btw, we live in GA if that helps at all. Thanks!

 

[youdontknow32]

Wow..I have no idea, hope someone knows!!

 

[gritsar]

Can't tell real well from the pics. Is it bigger than an apple? If so, it's a horse apple. My SO calls the tree a bordark (sp?)tree.

 

[redhen]

is it a leechee(sp?) fruit?

 

[rooster-red]

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Around here horse apples are something you step in out in the horse pasture.

 

[gritsar]

Okay, the correct spelling is Bois d'Arc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osage-orange

 

[lilchick]

Hedge apples! Called that here in Indiana.
Do not eat!!!!
Some people use them for moth protection in closets, but I never tried it...
I know the tree makes great fence posts......

 

[Cuban Longtails]

It's a horse apple!

Fruit from a bois d'arc tree (aka Osage-Orange)

They're often used for crafty type decorations and it's rumored that they assist in repelling insect pests.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osage-orange

 

[WriterofWords]

Interesting whatever it is. But I have to add,, in this neck of the woods a "horse apple" is manure.

 

[gritsar]

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Yeah, here too. But go look at the wiki description. There's about 10 different names for those things.