It really is surprising how accurate 'thick tangled impenetrable mass of thorns' is, without being an exaggeration at all. As a teenager I helped my dad, over t

It really is surprising how accurate 'thick tangled impenetrable mass of thorns' is, without being an exaggeration at all. As a teenager I helped my dad, over the course of an entire summer, reclaim over 3 acres from a monoculture expanse of blackberries. They were just a 6-8ft tall sea of thorns and brambles.