Genetic diversity within and between seedstocks of autochthonous provenances of common blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) from several locations in Germany was determined and compared with the diversity ...

Last Saturday, between heavy showers, I went in search of sloes. These dark purple, almost black, fruits look like blueberries but are bitter to taste and dry the mouth when eaten. They have few uses ...

Riding around the lanes on my bike I can be overwhelmed by the powerful scented hedgerows, cow parsley, hawthorn, blackthorn, lilacs and elderflower all contributing. Nothing brings back a memory like ...