After many unsuccessful attempts to germinate Blackthorne (Prunus Spinosa) from seed I made contact with a gentleman in the UK who sells a wide variety of Blackthorne related products.
I purchased ten "bare root" plants which all survived the transatlantic journey via post and are doing well.
Right now they are enjoying an uncharacteristic stage of winter growth as my "Hedge In A Box"


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