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Thanks to both Jim Nottke and Bassem Samaan.  I guess it's trifoliate  
orange.  That's not quite hardy here (we usually get a few nights  
below zero) and a thorny invasive plant with barely useable fruit  
isn't what I need anyhow, so I guess I'll just cut off the sprout and  
tell the plant to direct its energy towards the Meyers Lemon.  :)

Ginda

On Apr 15, 2007, at 6:32 AM, nottke1 wrote:

> Trifoliate Orange (Poncirus trifoliata) can grow to a large citrus  
> tree.  The juvenile spines are thin, but on the mature tree they  
> are stout and up to 2.5 inches long.  Here it is hardy to 5  
> degrees.  The fruit is very seedy and the pulp is very tart - with  
> much effort, the fruit can be made into marmalade or lemonade.   
> They are hard to eradicate once established.
>
> Jim Nottke
> near Winston-Salem, NC   Z7
>
> -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
> > Sent: Apr 14, 2007 10:25 PM
> > To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> > Subject: [NAFEX] rootstock under meyers lemon
> >
> > My potted meyers lemon has a sprout from below the graft.  It looks
> > completely different:  the leaf is long and has three leaflets,  
> > and the
> > stem has more, thinner spikes.
> >
> > I plan to remove it, but I'm curious what it might be.  Any guesses?
> >
> > The plant is hardy to about 20F, and the mature bark on the stock  
> > looks
> > just like the mature bark on the lemon.
> > ___
> > Ginda
> > eastern mass. Zone 6
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