Where in the UK can I get Horse Apples (Monkey Brains) please?

Question

Those green softball sized fruit-things with the brain-like exterior texture.
The fruit or the plant/tree they come from.........

Yes, that's the oficial name, Osage Orange, and I want the fruits, not for eating but as a spider repellent, but I'm in the UK and I don't know where to get them from........

Answer 1

http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chilternseeds/pages/moreinfo.asp?pe=DBFBBGFFQ_+maclura+pomifera&cid=211

There's one.

Answer 2

Ugli-Fruit ?(what they're called in US) Tangerine/grapefruit cross, if I remember correctly .This?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugli_fruit

Or do you mean Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera)?http://apps.caes.uga.edu/news/storypage.cfm?storyid=1718
In case you weren't aware, Osage Orange fruit aren't edible . The insides are cottony , like tightly-packed dandelion fluff . They do make great weapons, though.
In either case search local nurseries, or mail-order growers. Osage Orange should be perfectly hardy outdoors in the UK. If it's Ugli Fruit , you're after, put it in a big pot , as it's a citrus, and you'll have to bring it in for the winter .

Answer 3

I found one website that sells the fruit, but you may need to email them to see if they can ship to the UK:

https://hedgeapple.com/orderform.html