Any ideas on this blackthorn

[sime42]

No, no thorns at all. It's definitely a Hawthorne, same fishy smell to the flowers and 5 large, hard seeds inside. The fruit is about damson sized. More rapid harvesting time is a big bonus. It's quite an attractive tree too, more of an open tree form and less shrubby than native Hawthorne.

 

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[peds]

Very interesting. I do suddenly wonder about cross pollination and potential hybridisation with native varieties, and the possible detrimental effects on dependant species, but those thoughts are heavily outweighed by the promise of easier hawthorn gin and pancake syrup.

 

 

[Will C]

Did not learn from covid? Stuff from china is bad for us!  🤣

[jimboy]

Hi Peds, thanks for the info to keep the berries in the mix. Only my second year brewing flavoured alcohols so still learning. Unfortunately I have been 'testing' the sloe brew so only two litres left which I will now put aside. Same can't be said for the blackcurrant vodka and red gooseberry vodka which have all been polished off.

[peds]

Yeah, anything with red gooseberries in it wouldn't last long, bloody lovely fruit.

 

If you get any good quantity of blackcurrants and have any left after the vodka, then I can recommend making wine with them. I've made many gallons of blackcurrant wine, always worth the effort and getting better with every year of age.