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Survives zone 4 through 8
Sloe — harshly astringent raw; for sloe gin.
- Hardiness
- Zone 4 to 8
- Habit
- Tree
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- After first frost (Oct–Nov)
- Mature size
- Suckering thorny hedge shrub
- Light
- Full sun to partial (hedgerow) — reduced sloe crop in shade
- Soil pH
- 6.0–7.0 (near-neutral)
- Environment
- Temperate
- Status
- Both wild and cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 3–4 yrs
- Pollination
- Self-fertile