Shillelaghs may be hollowed at the heavy “hitting” end and filled with molten lead to increase the weight beyond the typical two pounds this sort of Shillelagh is known as a ‘loaded stick’.Sloe fruits Stock Photography by digoarpi 1 / 9 Blackthorn Blossom on blue sky. The wood would be smeared with butter and placed up a chimney to cure, giving the Shillelagh its typical black shiny appearance. Straight blackthorn stems have traditionally been made into a walking stick or club (known in Ireland as a shillelagh). The small thorns of the plant are relatively common causes of minor wounds in livestock, and these wounds often fester until the thorn is expelled or removed. Sloe has escaped captivity and thrives in DuPage County in Illinois.Įxtensively planted for hedging and for cover for game birds.
They are thin-fleshed, with a very strongly astringent flavor when fresh.Ī blister beetle, Lytta aenea, is fond of Sloe blossoms. The fruit, called a “sloe” is a drupe 10 – 12 mm diameter, black with a pale purple-blue waxy bloom, ripening in autumn, and harvested in October or November – usually after the first frosts. The flowers are 1.5 cm diameter, with five slightly creamy-white petals they are produced shortly before the leaves in early spring, and are hermaphroditic and insect-pollinated. The leaves are oval, 2 – 4.5 cm long and 1.2 – 2 cm broad, with a serrated margin. Sloe foliage, flowers and pollen are eaten by the larvae of Lepidoptera including Emperor Moth, Common Emerald, November Moth, Pale November Moth, Mottled Pug, Green Pug, Brimstone Moth, Feathered Thorn, Brown-tail, Yellow-tail, Short-cloaked Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Double Square-spot and the Black and Brown Hairstreaks, as well as blister and other beetles.Ī deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall, with blackish bark and dense, stiff, spiny branches. 112-84*3, from seed, is 25 years oldīlackthorn, also called sloe, is native to native to Western Asia: Iran, Turkey, Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation – Ciscaucasia, Dagestan.
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