With visual interest and a yield, sloes are of interest to those who are interested in creating a layered permaculture garden. The fruit is used to make jellies jams and drinks like sloe gin. It is often used as part of a hedge or as an understory in dappled shade or at the edges of a woodland garden. It is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 3m in height. The sloe or blackthorn is a common plant that has a wide range and is found from Siberia to the Mediterranean and Iran.
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