Sounds like trifoliate orange.
no one in their right mind would actually plant one of these

Look up Poncirus trifoliata. It is also called bitter orange or hardy orange.
There are a number of cultivars, probably with fewer thorns. They are grown as
ornamentals, outside in the South, indoors in conservatories in the North. They
are also used for bonsai. Their main use is as an understock for citrus trees,
to promote cold-hardiness.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
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