Janet Baraclough writes
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"Kay" wrote in message
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But what you'll need to be careful about is gathering and disposing of
all your hawthorn trimmings - they really are vicious.

God yes. Has anyone else noticed that if you get a wee poke by a hawthorn
thorn it *always* gets infected and very painful?

Yes; I've got one atm. Funny how other thorn-pokes don't seem to be as bad.

I'll see your hawthorn, and raise you a gooseberry thorn?

Wondered what I'd done to the ends of my fingers - really lumpy painful.
But add in blackthorn too, I think they are all pretty bad :-(
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David