Foliage of established Blackthorn hedge Prunus spinosa

Close up of flowers on Blackthorn hedge plant Prunus spinosa

Clipped Blackthorn hedge in flower Prunus spinosa

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Blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa) is another variety of hedging plant which makes an excellent security hedge, due to its dense, prickly, bushy foliage. Commonly found in native hedgerows, Blackthorn grows best in full sunlight, and is tolerant to most soils, including sand, chalk, clay and loam, making it a hardy and versatile choice for a number of different landscaping projects.

Blackthorn hedging plants can grow big enough to make a hedge that’s between 90 – 300cm (3 – 10ft) wide, growing at a rate of 30cm (1ft) per year, meaning that they have the capability to cover wide expanses. Blackthorn hedges are early to blossom, resulting in very pretty small white flowers covering the hedge from the spring, transforming the look of your hedgerow. These blooms are followed in the autumn by sloe berries, a damson-like black fruit, which are used to make sloe gin. Ideally, Blackthorn hedging can be trimmed at any time from late summer until winter.

As well as their visually-appealing transformations and practical, security purposes, Blackthorn hedges are also popular in areas teeming with wildlife. The dense, bushy construction of Blackthorn hedges makes them suitable for providing shelter for a number of birds and other wildlife, meaning that they are a popular choice with people who want to encourage and support the creatures in their local area. Watch out, however, as birds love to eat the sloe berries!

Take a look at our range of Blackthorn hedging plants below, or contact us for more information or if you have any questions about which hedging solution is right for you.

Orders are being despatched within 3-5 working days, delivery is 1-2 days after we despatch.

Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.

Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.

Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.

Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.

Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)

Location	Order Value	Price
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Up to £90	£15.00
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Over £90	Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight	All orders	£24.00

Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)

Location	Order Value	Price
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Up to £420	£72.00
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Over £420	Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight	All orders	£72.00

Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)

Location	Order Value	Price
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Under £1800	Please call us
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Over £1800	Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight	All orders	Not available

Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.

Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants

Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page

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Blackthorn or Prunus spinosa is a tough and floriferous native shrub often seen in mixed wild hedgerows, masses of the Damson-like Sloes appear in Autumn.

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Step 1: Choose Your Root Type

Step 2: Choose Size and Quantity

Chosen Root Type: Bare Root

Bare Root Hedging

These are field grown plants, lifted during the dormant season (normally November-April) and delivered ready for planting without any soil on the roots. The most cost-effective way to plant a new hedge.

Potted Hedging

We deliver these plants to you in the pots they are grown in, because there is no root disturbance they can delivered and planted all year round with excellent results.

Blackthorn Bare Root Hedging 1.5-2ft 40/60cm

1 year old
Plant(s) per metre: 3-7
Minimum order quantity: 1

Free delivery on orders over £90 - Learn More

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£2.27£1.14	£2.15£1.08	£2.03£1.02	£1.91£0.96

1692 in stock

Blackthorn Bare Root Hedging 2-3ft 60/90cm

1 year old
Plant(s) per metre: 3-7
Minimum order quantity: 1

Free delivery on orders over £90 - Learn More

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£2.75£1.38	£2.63£1.32	£2.51£1.26	£2.39£1.20

1726 in stock

Blackthorn Bare Root Hedging 3-4ft 90/120cm

2 year old
Plant(s) per metre: 3-7
Minimum order quantity: 1

Free delivery on orders over £90 - Learn More

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£4.31£2.16	£4.19£2.10	£4.07£2.04	£3.95£1.98

1748 in stock

Blackthorn Potted Hedging 1.5-2ft 40/60cm

in 2 litre pots
Plant(s) per metre: 1-2
Minimum order quantity: 1

Free delivery on orders over £90 - Learn More

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£16.79£8.40	£15.59£7.80	£14.39£7.20	£13.19£6.60

90 in stock

Blackthorn Potted Hedging 2-3ft 60/90cm

in 2 litre pots
Plant(s) per metre: 3-5
Minimum order quantity: 1

Free delivery on orders over £90 - Learn More

1 +	5 +	25 +	100 +
£20.39£10.20	£19.19£9.60	£17.99£9.00	£16.79£8.40

46 in stock

Blackthorn Potted Hedging 3-4ft 90/120cm

in 2 litre pots
Plant(s) per metre: 3-5
Minimum order quantity: 1

Free delivery on orders over £90 - Learn More

1 +	5 +	25 +	100 +
£21.59£10.80	£20.39£10.20	£19.19£9.60	£17.99£9.00

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