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Sacha writes:
| I heard a little more about this mysterious shrub near Bristol. It is
| growing over a 3' high wall, the leaf isn't toothed or in any way other than
| an 'ordinary' leaf-shaped leaf (bit like a lemon tree leaf, she said) and
| it has tiny thorns about 1cm. long. As they're maturing, the little fruits
| are becoming more orange. It definitely isn't the 'stick pumpkin' suggested
| a few days ago. Quite rightly, my friend is unhappy about taking photos of
| someone else's property without their permission and although she rang the
| bell, there was nobody home. If another attempt fails, she'll slip a note
| through the door, asking them to ring her if they know the plant's name.
| Unfortunately, she thinks it very likely they won't as this is an area of
| very old houses where there has been a lot of coming and going over the
| years.
| If that's the case we'll have to wait until and if, our pips grow into fruit
| bearing shrubs.

It sounds more and more like Chaenomeles, or a very close relative.
But which or what?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.