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The last of the Blackthorn is now flowering. Blackthorn is native to the British Isles, it rarely forms a tree and is more usually seen as a tangled mass in hedgerows. It is a spiny ridged plant of the rose family and plum genus. It grows (usually between 1m and 4m) in hedgerows, scrub and wood borders. It flowers April - May, the flowers are similar to those of Hawthorn but appear earlier and before the leaves in dense clusters. The flowers are small (about 1 - 1.5cm across) and white. They contrast strongly with the dark thorny shoots. The leaves are also relatively small (2 - 4 cm), oval and finely toothed. In late summer it produces blue-black globular fruits.



Blackthorn is native to the British Isles, it rarely forms a tree and is more usually seen as a tangled mass in hedgerows. It is s spiney ridged plant of the rose family and plum genus. It grows (usually between 1m and 4m) in hedgerows, scrub and wood borders. It flowers April - May, the flowers are similar to those of Hawthorn but appear earlier and before the leaves in dense clusters. The flowers are small (about 1 - 1.5cm across) and white. They contrast strongly with the dark thorny shoots. The leaves are also relatively small (2 - 4 cm), oval and finally toothed. In late summer it produces blue-black globular fruits.
Picture taken 6th May 2006 at Felmersham, Bedfordshire

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7th May 2006 by Diane Earl

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Biology, Science

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