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  1. 03-29-2008, 10:20 AM #1
    smallfry
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    I am growing this plant in a bonsai pot. I thought it was a type of ficus, until I found the thorns.
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  2. 03-29-2008, 10:21 AM #2
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  3. 03-29-2008, 10:22 AM #3
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  4. 03-30-2008, 01:12 AM #4
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    Hi Smallfry,

    Could it be an orange tree?
    http://danny.oz.au/travel/walks/2004...anges-crop.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Im...rns_detail.JPG

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  5. 03-30-2008, 08:51 AM #5
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    I am leading toward the Natal plum.

    Check out this site.
    http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/i...macrocarpa.htm
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  6. 03-30-2008, 11:27 AM #6
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    Looks like a good possibility.* Do you see creamy white sap when you prune?

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  7. 03-30-2008, 09:43 PM #7
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    [align=left]Newt,

    I did see white sap when I pruned. Does the plum do that?[/align]
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    [align=left]I noticed that the Natal plum has a double thorn on the thorn stem. The orange looks like it has a single thorn.
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  8. 03-30-2008, 10:03 PM #8
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    Yes, they do. Be sure to read about the poisonious parts.
    http://www.floridata.com/ref/C/cari_mac.cfm

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    When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
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