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The sloe fruits are now beginning to ripen. Blackthorn or Sloe is a spiny ridged shrub (1-4m) or small tree of the rose family and plum genus. It grows in hedgerows, scrub and wood borders. It flowers April - May, the flowers are white and similar to those of Hawthorn. In late summer it produces blue-black globular fruits. Picture taken June 24th 2006 at Stevington, Bedfordshire.

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2nd Jul 2006 by Diane Earl

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Biology, Science

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Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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