Prunus spinosa - Prugnolo

the prunus spiny(prugnolo) is a very rustic caducifoglia shrub, typical of the country hedges and rural landscapes. stands out for early flowering, with small white flowers that appear before the leaves, and for the decorative fruits (prugnole).

thanks to the presence of thorns and vigorous growth, it is ideal for the realization of defensive hedges, naturalistic and for interventions of renaturalization.

• Type: arbusto caducifoglia
• height: 2–4 m
• exposure: sun, half shade
• land: adaptable
• rusticity: very high
• flowering: late winter – early spring
• flower color: white
• fruit: blue-violet berries
• use: natural hedges, defensive, biodiversity

autochthonous species widespread in Europe, western Asia and northern Africa, spontaneously present in hedges and forest margins.