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Safari Tip:
To help you identify different trees get the colourful fold out chart
called "Tree Name Trail" from the Nature Shop - click
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Latin name: Prunus spinosa
Size: Can grow to 6 metres, but more usually grown as a shorter shrub.
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Flowering months: March to April
Special features: The name comes from its long dark coloured thorns which protect the blackthorn from grazing animals. It is frequently used in hedgerows because it makes a strong, dense prickly barrier.
The blackthorn has small tooth-edged leaves which appear after it has finished flowering. In late summer, the bitter tasting fruits, known as 'sloes', appear. They are round, about the size of a small marble and blue-black in
colour. They can be added to gin to give it extra flavour.
UK Safari Trees Section
UK Safari Plants and Trees Section
 Collins Field Guide to Trees
Available at Amazon.co.uk
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