Ouch, ouch, dammit, that f…thing
I quit growing thorny blackberries ,because I did not like the thorns.
Not shur what I was thinking when I started collecting citrus.!
This is a rather mean trifoliate.
Not all are this bad , but a lot of the hardy citrus are thorny especially ,citrangequats , and trifoliate hybs.
This year after getting poked real bad when moving the first potted one inside,
I pruned off all the thorns befor moving the rest
I found a branch with new soft ,young ,growth.
" I found that I could JUST PINCH THE THORNS OFF WITH MY FINGER NAILS when they were on that new soft growth !!!
Much easier ,and safer
From now on I am going to try to pinch them off befor they harden like nails
I have a trifoliate orange I could send you seed of.
It has seen 24 below F once
20 below several times.
It may make it up there.
Good rootstock.
Tooth picks
Any body else want seeds for a tooth pick tree.?
Trifoliate orange ,( poncirus trifoliata)
It’s the hardyest citrus .although it does fruit ,they are to bitter to eat.
Good hardy rootstock for citrus.
Ornamental ? ,hedge? Very thorny ( tooth picks )
May not be hardy where you are ?