Blackthorn flowers appear before the leaves and the Hawthorn leaves appear before the flowers.
Wildlife Reports
Thorn
Blackthorn flowers appear before the leaves and the Hawthorn leaves appear before the flowers.
In England, in May, you can't
miss the Hawthorn. It is an extremely common tree in the English countryside,
especially in hedges. Hawthorns are virtually synonymous with hedges. As
many as 200,000 miles of Hawthorn hedge were planted in the Parliamentary
Enclosure
period, between 1750 and 1850. The name 'haw' derives from 'hage', the
Old English for 'hedge'.
The tree gives its beautiful
display of flowers in late April/early May. It is known as the May Tree
and the blossom itself is called May. Source.
20 August 2022
Hawthorn
Old
Shoreham
19 August 2022
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Sloes
Woods
Mill
Hawthorn
on the town side of the A27
near Holmbush
These
smaller than normal flowers were the first of the year.
Blackthorn on Mill Hill
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Hawthorn on the downs near Holmbush
22 March 2021
Blackthorn at Upper Beeding
