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Originally Posted by Snarkie
You seem to have a ferocity against this plant for some reason |
Nope. Occasionally people try to sell it as an edible Citrus fruit -- which it is not. I could see it as a protective hedge, although it is slow growing. The latter is one reason it is used as a dwarfing rootstock for Citrus.
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Originally Posted by Snarkie
Flying dragon is a recurvafolia variety that interlocks branches from one plant to the other. It forms an impenetrable thicket that even bears and wild boar cannot get though.
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It's a mild deterrent compared to Kei Apple (
Dovyalis caffra) which is grown as a hedge in South Africa to keep out boars, lions, and elephants. It has 3 to 5 inch long hard wooden spines. I grow mine for fruit and thus have it trained on an espalier to avoid injury during harvest.
