Danny D. wrote:

My sister recently bought a house in the Silicon Valley that
just happens to have a set of thorny lemon trees near the sidewalk:
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12640784.jpg

This weekend, I knocked off all the thorns that I could:
http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12640887.jpg

But, I wonder if we should just transplant the lemon trees to her
back yard and replace with something more amenable to sidewalk
traffic.
http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12640787.jpg

Two questions:
1. Do you think these lemon trees will survive transplantation?
2. What inexpensive decorative alternative would you replace it with?

Replace them with holly bushes. She'll be sorry she ever complained
about the lemon trees.