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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Oct 14, 2008, at 7:27 PM, EarthNSky wrote:

> There are a few OO trees in town and of course, the fruit is dropping
> into and littering the roads.  I am thinking that this might be a tree
> that would be good to grow here.  I've read several pages and I do  
> have
> a concern.  Where I would want to plant these, in a hedge, is near  
> where
> people drive into the pasture when we have star parties.  How much  
> of a
> problem are the thorns?  Will they really flatten a tractor tire?

The thorns are seriously nasty. Doubt they would flatten a thick  
tractor tire but they have flattened my riding lawnmower tire.

I would plant them far from where you would do any people activity.

The wood is lovely yellow and very hard.