Trifoliate Orange: A Thorny, Green-Stemmed Barrier Along Arkansas Creeks

Trifoliate Orange: A Thorny, Green-Stemmed Barrier Along Arkansas Creeks

A gardener in NC Arkansas had a green-stemmed plant with razor-sharp briars growing thick along a creek. No leaves at the time. Thorns every inch, almost impossible to grab. They were controlling it with machete and shrub shears. No photos.

Expert Guess

The only guess is trifoliate orange, a non-edible, cold-hardy orange used as rootstock for other oranges. The expert provided a Google Images link for trifoliate orange.