Saturday 1 May 2010

Blackthorn

The blackthorn growing in the disused canal has now finished it's spring flowering.  But whilst in bloom it was a splendid:




From a distance it looked like the hedgerows were covered in snow:




But up close, the distinctive flowers that bloom in march and april were evident.




Now the blooms have gone and the blackthorn will be starting to produce it's fruit.

2 comments:

  1. We can see the blackthorn along the Ock from our bedroom window and it's been an absolute picture this year.

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  2. That's fabulous! How wonderful to see it in full flower (and uncut - hedges round here in Devon get a short back and sides all too often).

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