Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). Very distinctive by these orange anthers.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (30/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). Very distinctive by these orange anthers.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (16/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). You can see why another name for it is "May" although this is late April. This is a segment of what is basically quite a substantial tree here, although you often see it shorter than this as it is used in hedging so subject to hedge-trimmers! Most of these the petals have dropped away and will be forming berries.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (17/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). You can see why another name for it is "May" although this is late April. This is a segment of what is basically quite a substantial tree here, although you often see it shorter than this as it is used in hedging so subject to hedge-trimmers! Most of these the petals have dropped away and will be forming berries.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (30/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property).

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (11/03/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Has frilly, pale-edged, sepals.

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Young blooms have very red-orange anthers like the one top left. Older one with pollen-covered anthers looks more yellowy-orange.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (11/03/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (by pond). Young blooms have very red-orange anthers like the one top left. Older one with pollen-covered anthers looks more yellowy-orange.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (30/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). Anthers starting to produce pollen, especially the one on the mid-left.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (30/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). Anthers starting to produce pollen, especially the one on the mid-left.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (30/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property).

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (30/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). Discoid stigma atop a long style.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). Great fun trying to photograph to just get the anthers and stigma in focus.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (30/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). Great fun trying to photograph to just get the anthers and stigma in focus.

Along footpath to rear of water treatment station leading to Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Classic rose-like leaves.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (01/09/2021) Along footpath to rear of water treatment station leading to Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Classic rose-like leaves.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). The petals have now gone and the anthers dying away. Ovary beneath the style now developing.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (30/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). The petals have now gone and the anthers dying away. Ovary beneath the style now developing.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). The sepals have frilly and pale edges. Here the ovary is developing into a berry.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (30/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). The sepals have frilly and pale edges. Here the ovary is developing into a berry.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). Lots of fertilised flowers with their ovaries developing into berries. Makes tne tree/bush look kind of frothy from a distance.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (30/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). Lots of fertilised flowers with their ovaries developing into berries. Makes tne tree/bush look kind of frothy from a distance.

Along footpath to rear of water treatment station leading to Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Classic Sloe berries from which you can make all sorts of things, including Gin!

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (01/09/2021) Along footpath to rear of water treatment station leading to Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Classic Sloe berries from which you can make all sorts of things, including Gin!

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). They are covered in a film of yeasty-mould.

Blackthorn / May / Sloe (Prunus spinosa) (01/09/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (footpath alongside property). They are covered in a film of yeasty-mould.