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@ninnymary - these are hedgeapples (this is what we call them here and what I know them as)

Thanks for the replies and the warm welcome. @Carol Dee - I'm in central IL between Springfield & Champaign, pretty well centrally located. We have deer here too but they seem to like the rhubarb much better than the hedge apples because they've destroyed the 2 plants I have. I've heard of...

Hi everyone, new to the site here and have a question I'm hoping to have answered. I have several hedge trees lining one side of my property and the hedge apples right now are still falling from them. I have no idea what to do with them or if they're good for anything? I typically walk the row...