Blackcurrant Ribes 'Big Ben' 3L
Product Code: 224830
£13.99
- Common Name: Blackcurrant
- An upright blackcurrant bush for culinary or dessert use, to 1.5m in height. Flowers insignificant ,white; produces a sizeable crop of large sweet shiny black fruit, self-fertile, early season
- Foliage: Deciduous. Habit: Columnar upright
- Position: Full sun. Aspect: South-facing or West-facing or East-facing or North-facing.
- Soil: Loam, Sand, Clay. Moisture: Moist but well-drained. pH: Neutral
- Ultimate height: 1-1.5 metres. Ultimate spread: 1-1.5 metres. Time to ultimate height: 2-5 years
- Suggested planting locations: Cottage and informal garden, edible fruit
Description
Description
The largest blackcurrant, bearing fruit more than double the fruit size of standard varieties, also has a good flavour. Resistant to powdery mildew and leaf spot. H. & S. 1.5m. Grow in sun in fertile well drained soil.
