Sloes purplish fruits with powdery bloom on a thorny blackthorn hedgerow shrub. Oval green leaves have toothed margins. Can form dense thickets.

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Purple blue sloes of the blackthorn shrub with powdery bloom used for wildlife and human food and drinks.

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Size: 3456px × 5184px
Location: Woodsmill nature reserve shoreham rd Henfield UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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