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    Prunus spinosa

    Prunus spinosa, called blackthorn or sloe, is an Old World species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is locally naturalized in parts of the New World. The fruits are used to make sloe gin in Britain and patxaran in Basque Country. The wood is used to make walking sticks, including the Irish shillelagh. Wikipedia

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  3. Prunus spinosa. RHS Plants for Pollinators plants. This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects. It is included in an evolving list of plants carefully researched and chosen by RHS experts. Divided into 3 groups these lists, linked below, are maintained by a team of RHS staff and are ...
  4. britannica.com

    Dec 28, 2024blackthorn, (Prunus spinosa), spiny shrub of the rose family, native to Europe but cultivated in other regions. The plant's dense growth makes it suitable for hedges, and the tart fruit is used to flavor sloe gin. Blackthorn usually grows less than 3.6 meters (12 feet) tall and has numerous small deciduous leaves.
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. Wild Plant Foods of Britain: Blackthorn/Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (foragerplants.blogspot.com) Jackman, N. 2010. N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme: Waterford to Knocktopher - Phase 2 Archaeological Resolution, Dunkitt to Sheepstown Co. Kilkenny: Final Report A032/000, E3018 Site AR049, Glebe, Co. Kilkenny.
  6. Sloe gin is made from the Blackthorn drupes. I discovered a hidden thicket of Prunus spinosa at the Washington State University Arboretum in January 2018. I could see the blue color of the berries from quite a distance across the open meadow, and I wondered: what in the world would be so blue, in such large numbers, in the middle of winter here ...
  7. practicalplants.org

    Prunus spinosa is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall, with blackish bark and dense, stiff, spiny branches. The leaves are oval, 2?4.5 cm long and 1.2?2 cm broad, with a serrated margin. The flowers are 1.5 cm diameter, with five creamy-white petals; they are produced shortly before the leaves in early spring, and are ...

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