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Blackthorn
📍 Nelson Court University of East, Norwich NR4 7TU, UK
🗓 Season: September · October · November
🔍 When is it ripe?
Sloe berries: small, round, blue-black with a heavy bloom. Intensely astringent raw — traditionally harvested after the first frost, which breaks down tannins. Best used for sloe gin or jelly. Spiny branches — wear gloves when harvesting.
Sloe berry bush on UEA campus. Nobody has bothered to pick it for the past couple of years, though it is only big enough for one or two bottles of sloe gin.
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