Hedgerow Management Plan

Authors

Richard K. Sutton, UN-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

July 2005

Comments

Accompanying .pdf contain photos of the individual Osage-orange trees, the management plan, and a copy of the prunning diagrams.

Abstract

This document and accompanying files describe the existing Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera) hedgerow at Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska. Analysis of the living pioneer artifact found most trees in good to very good condition and sprouts near 75-80 years of age. A management plan and directs the propagation and prunning of the hedge for interpretation and natural resource value.