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citrange
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Location: UK - 15 miles west of London
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| Posted: Tue 02 Jul, 2013 12:43 pm |
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Have we had a 'Longest Thorn Competition' before?
My entry is on a Morton citrange seedling.
8.5cms
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MarcV
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Laaz
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Joined: 12 Nov 2005
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Tue 02 Jul, 2013 3:56 pm |
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I'll have to go check some of mine if it ever stops raining...
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RyanL
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Joined: 07 Jan 2010
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Location: Orange County, North Carolina. 7B
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| Posted: Tue 02 Jul, 2013 7:33 pm |
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| Laaz wrote: | | I'll have to go check some of mine if it ever stops raining... |
I know man, rain forest here too.  |
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hardyvermont
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Location: Anderson, SC
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| Posted: Tue 02 Jul, 2013 9:01 pm |
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This came from Stan. Is is a citrandarin, taken last year. Approx 4.5 inches, 11.4 cm |
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ivica
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MarcV
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ivica
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Location: Sisak, Croatia, zone 7b
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| Posted: Wed 03 Jul, 2013 3:53 am |
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Yep, one should have "weapon licence" to grow such tree 
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Laaz
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| Posted: Wed 03 Jul, 2013 9:51 am |
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Ivica I think you win.
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ivica
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Location: Sisak, Croatia, zone 7b
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| Posted: Fri 05 Jul, 2013 6:22 pm |
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What tree has the largest thorns?
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Hawthorn:
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"The Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) has thorns that are observed at up to five inches in length.
These thorns are thought to be a remnant of protection by the plant against the large browsing animals
of the Pleistocene era." Source.
"The thorns of hawthorns are clearly intended to fend off browsers, who find both leaves and fruit highly desirable. Other plants in the rose family, of which the hawthorn genus is a member, are similarly desired. But what do the thorns fend off?" More here.
"...the most widespread Texas hawthorn. It has shiny, leathery leaves and dull red to greenish fruit, but it is most readily identified by its long, fat thorns that are 4 to 8 inches long." Source.
Honey locust:
"Along the trunk, there are usually both simple and branched thorns up to 8" long; there are also simple and tripartite thorns along the lower branches." Source.
Wikipedia article Thorns, spines, and prickles.
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ivica
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Location: Sisak, Croatia, zone 7b
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| Posted: Sat 06 Jul, 2013 6:12 am |
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I see 2 types of people among visitors of the tree, ones approaching and touching thorns, others only watching from a safe distance - a meter (3ft) away.
Photo of today, approaching there wasn't easy 
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GregMartin
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Location: southern Maine, zone 5/6
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| Posted: Sat 06 Jul, 2013 7:18 am |
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 Wow Ivica, viewing from my computer and I still wasn't sure I was at a safe distance!  |
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MarcV
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ivica
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| Posted: Sat 06 Jul, 2013 9:13 am |
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Greg, are you exaggerating a bit
Marc, imagine a hedge of *that*
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