Terry Collins wrote in message

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meee wrote:

Thanks for that! We rent this place, so it's probably not much use doing
anything to it. I was hoping to get some fruit from it though Oh
well.

Err, gee, it wouldn't hurt if you did. Those spines must be rather
dangerous. {:-).


yeah i sat there for about half an hour cutting off all the spines in case
the kids or dogs put an eye out...it's only a small tree, but the spines are
about 5cm long, very hard and very sharp, all the way up the trunk and
branches....gave me shivers just looking at them!!