HKA-001601Weather Lore
Blackthorn Winter: Cold Weather During Blossom
A record in The Hawthorn Archive, preserving folklore with its place, type and source context attached.
Archive record
“Blackthorn winter” is a traditional name for a spell of colder weather around the period when blackthorn is flowering. The expression links a visible seasonal event, white blossom on dark branches, with the return of wintry conditions after milder weather.
It is weather lore rather than a meteorological rule. Flowering dates vary by place and year, and blackthorn blossom does not cause a cold snap. The phrase records a memorable seasonal association.
Source trail: botanical and folklore material from Woodland Trust, discussed in the related Hawthorn & Key Journal article.
Related Journal record: Blackthorn Folklore.
Catalogue reference HKA-001601
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