Prunus spinosa — Blackthorn

A common and often dominant native hedgerow tree or bush.

The alternate leaves are small and wrinkled, and with sharp teeth. Many side-shoots have fierce spines. The whitish flowers open before the leaves, whitening the hedgerows after Myrobalan Plum and before Hawthorn. Bloomed sloes ripen blue-black in autumn.

 
 

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