has not yet opened. When it ripens it will open with an audible pop, throwing the seeds many feet.
) tree when these fruits are ripe, you may end up with one on your head! Once when I was teaching a group of students about trees, I heard them talking about "Monkey Brains," I had to laugh when I saw them holding up one of these fruits! This tree is also known as Osage Orange. It has a beautiful, bright yellow wood when freshly cut.
berries resemble small yellow tomatoes (they should, they are related!) in smell and seed arrangement, but don't try to sample them, they are poisonous! Note the little thorns, it is not fun to have to pull these weeds out of the garden.
