Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

Prunus spinosa

shrub☀️ sun-or-partial🪴 loam📏 medium🌡️ RHS H6–H7

🌵 Thorny

📋Quick Facts

Height

3.0-5.0m

Spread

3.0-5.0m

Water

💧💧 Average watering

Hardiness

Zone 4-8

About

Spiny native shrub for stockproof hedges and sloes.

Also known as: Prunus spinosa, Schlehe, Prunellier, Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Endrino / arañón, Tarnina, Abrunheiro-bravo / pilriteiro-de-abrunho

Pest Resilience

4/5 — Good resilience

Very few pests; tough and spiny native hedging plant.

Visual Characteristics

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Culinary

Culinary Use

Sloe gin, jams, syrups, sloe wine, flavouring for vodka, jelly

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How to Propagate

🌰Seed

Easy

✂️Cutting

Moderate

🌿Layering

Moderate

This plant produces viable seeds for propagation

Hardiness Zones

H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)

H1a

H1b

H1c

RHS H6–H7

USDA 5 equivalent