• leaves alternate, simple, oblong with a pointed tip, cordate base
• leaves glossy bright green
• buds small, brown
• stems smooth, with prominent spines
• stems release white sap when broken
• bark scaly, fissured, ropey texture
• inner bark is colored orange
• fruit is a large, brain-like, yellow-green aggregate fruit
• habit is a large shrub to small tree

View Maclura pomifera page in the UConn Plant Database