A view of the classic branch structure of Osage orange (Maclura pomifera) Located beside a road in Nashville, TN.  Photo by Michael Davie.

• http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/186770.html North Carolina champion osage orange is killed when an errant illegal fireworks lodges in the hollow of the tree catching it on fire.  Tree was ~20 feet cbh and estimated to be 200 years old.  The N.C. Division of Forest Resources, which made the Osage-orange its March entry in this year's state champion-tree calendar, says the tree was 62 feet tall and its crown spread 75 feet.  July 06, 2007