Poncirus trifoliata Japanese bitter orange flower buds on thorny branches

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Poncirus trifoliata: A citrus with a difference this plant is deciduous and hardy down to about –20C but the fruit is not palatable. It is a beautiful thorny bush which has been used as a rootstock for hundreds of years. Photographed at The Citrus Centre Pulborough in April

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Size: 5508px × 3666px
Location: The Citrus Centre, Westmare Lane, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2EA, UK
Photo credit: © Chris Dennis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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