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trefle.io · Taken Mar 4, 2019 by Manu Pacha (cc-by-sa)
Rosaceae
Sloe
Prunus spinosa
Also known as Prunus communis var. spinosa, Prunus spinosa var. acropyrena, Prunus spinosa subvar. lucens, Prunus spinosa var. microcarpa
Zones 4–10Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Shrub · Thorny · Berries · Wildlife · Hedge · Sloe-Gin · Spring-Flowers · Hardy
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Sloe is a hardy, thorny shrub that produces small white flowers in early spring followed by dark blue berries. It thrives in poor soils and requires minimal care once established, making it excellent for wildlife gardens and natural hedgerows. The berries are traditionally used to make sloe gin and have medicinal properties.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 7 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days during dry spells
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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