Beware the Blackthorn Winter

[Paul Cleaver]

south Cheshire - blackthorn in flower

 

[Paul in the woods]

Here in West Devon the Blackthorn was flowering at the end of Feb. This year I wouldn't say we've had a Blackthorn Winter, yet, but it has returned to a normal temp from the very warm Feb.

 

Looking around there's plenty still to open so if it flowers for a month it's likely to get cold for some of that time.

[gobbypunk]

Hi I am in North Dorset , Shaftesbury to be precise 

[AHPP]

Spring has definitely sprung. I earlier this evening saw the first Argos garden furniture delivery of the season. Cans in paddling pools within a week.

 

Council estate in the North East of England. Set your watch by it.

 

[Billhook]

The other thing I am not too sure of is the flowering of Bullace, Damson and Mirabellum, the latter I know is flowering now and the first two I suspect will flower like the Hawthorn in May but someone will probably correct me  We do have a lot of Bullace in the hedgerows here.

After a couple of superb Spring days here the Blackthorn has suddenly started to come out with just a few white flowers on each shrub

[Peasgood]

No frost in the 16 day forecast, no reason to think there’s going to be a Blackthorn winter this year.

It can’t happen every year or they would never fruit.

[Billhook]

Not sure about the frost requirement.  All I know is that I was walking the fields in just a t shirt on Wednesday which was a balmy Spring day,  but yesterday I had a pullover and wax jacket on and it was perishing in the wind!

[Stere]

Damson/bullace already in flower for a week here (North Wales)

 

[Deciduous Dan]

We have blackthorn in flower in North Suffolk at the moment.

[Dan Maynard]

Having seen this thread I'm now seeing blackthorn everywhere. Cambridgeshire.