Don't feel badly, Eric, about not knowing the spelling of the name of the tree. It is French, after all. It's "bois d'arc." Here's a very interesting read on the tree, which is also known as an "Osage orange": http://www.phoenixcommotion.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=16:bois-darc&Itemid=35&lang=en Amicalement, Madelina