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| | | Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) Blackthorn is a fine traditional hedge plant, slow growing but suckering freely (unlike Hawthorn) and having needle like spines, which make it a mixed blessing for hedge layers. Don't plant it close to a lawnor. like us, you'll have spiky Blacktohrn suckers coming up under your feet. Blackthorn is tough as old boots, and as a hedging plant lays well and forms a good stockproof - and people proof - barrier.
Blackthorn's habit makes it a fabulous refuge for small birds and mammals, who feast on its sloes, and a raft of moth and butterfly caterpillars feed on it too. Among the lepidoptera for which Blackthorn is a foodplant are the Brown Hairstreak, Small Tortoiseshell and Short-cloaked moth its prolific white flowers are an important nectar source in early spring.
Blackthorn wood is hard and prized for walking sticks, and was also said to have been used for the crown of thorns. It's main value for us, however, is the sloe gin - a vital part of our Christmas!
Provenance certificates are available on request for Blackthorn plants, which are from the Southwest of England.
Supplier : Perrie Hale Forest Nursery
50% of our profit on sales of Blackthorn plants is donated to The British Beekeepers' Association
| Size/Quantity | 1+ | 25+ | 500+ | | 40/60 cm | £3.00 | £1.50 | £0.55 | | 60/90 cm | £3.50 | £1.75 | £0.60 |
Prices include VAT and delivery to mainland UK. Orders over £100 qualify for a bulk discount.
See our planting and size guide for details and tips on planting. These Blackthorn plants are all bare root, and are consequently available for delivery from November until March ( please ask if you are interested in pot grown plants). During the lifting season there may be up to two week’s delay between placing the order and dispatching, due to weather conditions or pressure of orders, which are dealt with in date sequence. Orders placed for Blackthorn between March and September are confirmed in October ready for dispatch from November.
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