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Ben Tirran Black Currant
Ben Tirran Black Currant
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Ben Tirran is a late-season black currant bred at the Scottish Crop Research Institute. Its recorded pedigree is Ben Lomond × [(Seabrooks Black × Amos Black) × (Seabrooks Black × Ribes sp.)].
Plants are upright and reasonably vigorous, producing medium to large, firm-skinned black berries suited to juice, preserves, and other processing. In the breeder's account, flowering is about a week after Ben Lomond and ripening follows Ben Lomond by roughly 3–7 days.
Grow in full sun to partial shade in fertile, well-drained soil. Full sun supports heavier crops; an organic mulch helps keep roots cool and evenly moist.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
- Habit
- Upright and reasonably vigorous
- Fruit
- Medium to large black berries with firm skinsFor juice, preserves and other processing
- Season
- Late. About 3 to 7 days after Ben LomondBy the breeder's account
- 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 programme
Ben Tirran was bred at the Scottish Crop Research Institute. Its recorded parents are Ben Lomond and a cross that involves Seabrooks Black and Amos Black.
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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