Tree Guide: Blackthorn

Blackthorn Prunus spinosa 

                        

 

 Deciduous

4-7 metres tall

 

 

Leaves to 4.5cm long, slightly wrinkled, oval, toothed, pointed at the tip 

Dense clusters of small white flowers in mid-to-late spring

Small blue fruit in mid-to-late autumn

  

Magpie Moth

Abraxas grossulariata

Forewing length 18-25mm

Adults late June-August

Larva late August-mid June

Overwinters as a larva

 

Chinese Character

Cilix glaucata

             Forewing length 10-13mm

             Adults April-early September

             Larva mid-June-September

             Overwinters as a pupa

 

Peppered Moth

Biston betularia

                                       Forewing length 22-28mm

                                       Adults early May-late August

                                       Larva early July-late September 

                                       Overwinters as a pupa