It can grow to a height of three to five metres when fully grown and has very dark, almost black bark that cracks with age. The deciduous blackthorn grows as a shrub or bushy tree with several trunks. In the wild, it is often found along roadsides, in vineyards, along forest edges, wild hedges or hillsides. Sloe berry bushes can be found at altitudes of up to 1500 metres and is present in almost all continents. Blackthorn is native throughout Europe and the Middle East, and has even found its way to the Caucasus mountains and North Africa.
Sloes belong to the genus Prunus and are members of the rose family (Rosaceae). Prunus spinosa is more commonly known as blackthorn or sloe. Sloe berries: how to identify the fruits of the blackthorn.Sloe blossom: when does blackthorn flower?.
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