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kate · 13-12-2006, 10:17 PM posted to rec.gardens

sockiescat wrote:
chatnoir Wrote:

Charles wrote:-
On 8 Dec 2006 12:48:31 -0800, "chatnoir"
wrote:
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Living near a particularly revolting bar, I am subjected to repeated
trespass or my property and destruction ot same! In the front I
planted stinging Nettle! A major success although of questionable
legal standing! Are there any plants with spines or thorns that will
do the same job with less legal impact?-

Agaves, artichokes, Natal Plum-

Looks like a good one!

http://tinyurl.com/yygzso

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Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax hispida
Lily family (Liliaceae)

Description: This native woody vine is up to 10-15' long; it climbs
over adjacent shrubs or the lower branches of trees using tendrils.
The
woody stems are mostly green and round; lower stems are heavily armed
with stout straight spines and stiff bristles, while upper stems have
few, if any, spines. These spines and bristles become dark brown or
black with age. The alternate leaves are up to 5" long and 4" across;
they are oval to broadly ovate, smooth along the margins, and
hairless.
Their margins may have minute teeth, but this is easier to see with a
10x hand lens. Each leaf has 3-7 parallel veins; its upper surface is
green, while the lower surface is light green (but not glaucous). At
the base of each leaf, there is a slender petiole and a pair of curly
tendrils. These tendrils are initially green, but they later become
rather stiff and brown. ...

we had a thorny plants at the garden center where i worked and they
were none to friendly. we had to use gloves to move the things.
it was called a devils walking stick. here is a link that might help u
some.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1658.html
good luck, sockiescat.

What about Hawthornes?

Kate