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Ben Connan Blackcurrant Bush

Frost resistant - ideal for colder climates

The Highlights

    • A very popular, early fruiting variety of blackcurrant
    • Boasts a superb rich flavour
    • Grows compactly and bears fruit on medium length sprigs, making them easy to pick
    • Resistant to mildew, leaf spot and highly resistant to leaf-curling midge
    • Very frost tolerant, so ideal for growing in colder climates
    • Perfect variety where space is at a premium 

Ben Connan Blackcurrant Bush

Frost resistant - ideal for colder climates
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The Highlights

    • A very popular, early fruiting variety of blackcurrant
    • Boasts a superb rich flavour
    • Grows compactly and bears fruit on medium length sprigs, making them easy to pick
    • Resistant to mildew, leaf spot and highly resistant to leaf-curling midge
    • Very frost tolerant, so ideal for growing in colder climates
    • Perfect variety where space is at a premium 

Know Your Plant

Supplied as:

Bare Root Plant
3L Pot
3L Pots

Height on arrival:

40-60cm incl. roots
50-80cm inc. pot
50-80cm incl. pot

Eventual height:

1.5m (5ft)

Eventual spread:

1.5m (5ft)
1.5m (5ft)
1.5m (5ft)

Tasting notes:

Superb rich flavour
Superb rich flavour
Superb rich flavour

Time to first crop:

2 years

Hardiness:

Fully Hardy
Does not require protection from frost
Fully Hardy
Does not require protection from frost
Fully Hardy
Does not require protection from frost

Self fertile:

Self Fertile
Self Fertile
Self Fertile

Rootstock:

Spacing:

Care Guide

Full sun

Position in Full Sun (6h+)

Well drained soil

Blackcurrants will tolerate a wide range of soils, but prefer moisture retentive fertile soils that are well-drained

Prune from autumn to winter

Prune blackcurrants from late autumn to late winter when they're dormant

For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page

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