harry wrote:

Sloes are something you collect from the hedges. Have you no hedges in
Jersey? I have dozens of the damned things, they are a dangerous
weed, they seed everywhere, I think the birds must distribute them.
You may be sorry you imported them :-)

You seem to have something against blackthorn. They do *NOT* seed
everywhe they can be worse than that though if you don't cut off the
suckers...

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Rusty