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Sloe or Blackthorn
Sloe or Blackthorn
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$15.00 CAD
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Sloe, also called blackthorn, bears small blue black fruit covered with a waxy bloom. It is a dense, thorny shrub whose white flowers open before the leaves in early spring.
It spreads by suckers and can form a substantial thicket.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
- Mature size
- About 8 to 13 ft tall and wideDense and thorny. Suckers can form a wider thicket
- Fruit
- Small blue black fruit about ⅝ in acrossCovered with a waxy bloom
- Flowers
- White flowers in early springBefore the leaves
- Site and soil
- Full sun in moist soil that drains wellLeave room for it to sucker
Good for : Hedges and screens, Unusual fruit to try
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada