Blackthorn / Sloe (Prunus spinosas)
| Edible Fruits & Berries | |
|---|---|
| Blackberry | Dewberry |
Blackthorn / Sloe | Elder |
| Burnet Rose | Dog Rose |
| Rowan | Sea Buckthorn |
| Hawthorn | Bilberry |
| Wild Strawberry | Wild Apple |
| Hazel | |
| Other edible plants | |
|---|---|
| Wild Garlic | Wild Marjoram |
| Water Mint | |
| Fungi | |
|---|---|
| Parasol Mushroom | Shaggy Ink Cap |
| Poisonous Berries | |
|---|---|
| Guelder Rose | Spindle Tree |
| Cotoneaster | Honeysuckle |
| Black Bryony | Holly |
| Cuckoo Pint | Deadly Nightshade |
| Woody Nightshade | Snowberry |
| Dogwood | Privet |
| Stinking Iris | |
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The Sloe or Blackthorn is a very common tree of hedgerows, producing masses of white flowers in spring, and sloe berries in autumn. These are bluish-black in colour, often with a greyish bloom and are very bitter to the taste, but milder after a few frosts. They're used to make Sloe Gin, by steeping in gin for a few months, together with some sugar.