The fruits are an astringent, meaning they will dry your mouth when eaten raw to harvest them it is better to wait until after a few frosts- this will sweeten them slightly and also reduce the tannin levels. It produces small white, five petalled, flowers from March to April these are followed by small, blue-black, plum-like fruits that ripen in September to October. It can be found in a wide range of habitats and will grow on just about any type of ground except extremely acid soil. Because of its spiny branches and thick, bushy, growth it makes an ideal stock-proof hedging plant that can grow to 5 metres in height. Another view of the Blackthorn blossom also visible in SJ8855 : Greening up, 2011 seems to have been an exceptional year for Blackthorn blossom with having such a dry Spring.īlackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is also known as Sloe, Wild Plum, Mother of the Wood and Wishing Thorn.
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