Ben Lomond Black Currant
$15.00 CAD
Oak Summit Nursery
Ben Connan Black Currant
Ben Connan Black Currant
Regular price
$15.00 CAD
Regular price
Sale price
$15.00 CAD
Unit price
per
Plant orders start at $30.
Compare offered sizes
Couldn't load pickup availability
Ben Connan is a black currant developed by the Scottish Crop Research Institute from Ben Lomond and Ben Sarek. It ripens in the early to middle part of the season, about four to five days before Ben Lomond.
The compact shrubs produce high yields of large berries, around 16 mm across, with good disease resistance and fruit that is easy to pick.
Winter tree ordering reminder
This tree is currently unavailable. Add a reminder and we’ll email when it returns for the winter tree ordering season.
Manage this reminder with your saved products from the header.
Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
- Mature size
- 3 to 5 ft tall and wideA compact, cup shaped bush
- Fruit
- Large black currants about 5/8 in acrossSharp and sweet together
- Season
- Early to mid seasonFour to five days ahead of Ben Lomond
- Disease
- Good resistance to mildew
- Site and soil
- Full sun or part shade in moist soil that drains wellMore sun means more fruit
More about this plant
From the Scottish breeding programme
Ben Connan was bred at the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Dundee from a 1978 cross of Ben Sarek and Ben Lomond. It was chosen for heavy crops that ripen evenly and pick easily on a compact bush. The stems can arch under the weight of fruit.
When to expect fruit
Currants usually begin to fruit one to three years after planting.
The history of Ben ConnanPOMOLOGICA · from the record
Ben Connan is a compact blackcurrant with very large berries, bred at the Scottish Crop Research Institute from a cross made in 1978 and released in 1993. Its mother is Ben Sarek and its father Ben Lomond. Its United States patent of 1997 records detailed measurements of the fruit and bush.
Second edition · 4 sources
Read the full account on Pomologica →Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada