elbowcrooker<p>The sheer abundance of cherry and plum tree blossom this year is so spectacular that it was featured on the local TV news last night.<br>The photos, taken just now on a nearby footpath, are of Prunus Spinosa aka Blackthorn. Hopefully there are enough pollinators around to ensure plenty of sloes (blackthorn fruits) next September.<br>They taste unbearably bitter but are used to flavour sloe gin, which is delicious.<br><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/blossom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blossom</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/blackthorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackthorn</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Prunus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prunus</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/foraging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foraging</span></a></p>