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"David (in Normandy)" wrote:

Anyone recognise this small tree please?
It is approximately 15 to 20 feet high and covered with lichens. It has
small blue/grey berries on it, which are mostly pip with a very thin pulp.
The pip is very hard and firmly attached to the thin flesh.

Pictures at:

http://www.avisoft.co.uk/MysteryTree.jpg
http://www.avisoft.co.uk/MysteryTwigWithBerries.JPG
http://www.avisoft.co.uk/MysteryBerryCutOpen.JPG

Blackthorn or Prunus spinosa. Start looking out some sloe gin recipes,
you lucky thing!

I've got 40 of these babies.

Perhaps I should start commercial production? ;-)

Or perhaps O would like some (of the young plants, I mean!)

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AnneJ