Prunus Spinosa – Blackthorn Hedging

Known for their beautiful cloudy plumes of snow-white flowers in early spring, blackthorns characterise the spring landscape. Later in the year, rich, inky-black fruits appear along with the sloe pickers, gathering harvests for the delicious, syrupy tincture — sloe gin!

Our bare root plants offer a low cost way to create a hedge, but they only become available when fully dormant (typically from November to early April). These two year old plants have a known seed provenance, and have been raised in a nursery bed for one year, then grown on in rich Hereforshire soil for their second. Having developed a healthy, fibrous root system, the plants will be raring to go by the time they reach you.

To find out more about how to plant a hedge, click here