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Seabrook Black Currant
Seabrook Black Currant
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Seabrook Black is an English heritage black currant introduced by W. Seabrook & Son in 1913. Historical descriptions distinguish its dense fruit clusters from those of Merveille de la Gironde.
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Growing details
- Origin
- England, 1913Introduced by W. Seabrook & Son
- Fruit clusters
- Dense clustersCompared with Merveille de la Gironde in historical descriptions
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 – CanadaPollination
- Titania Black Currant (Ribes nigrum 'Titania')
A possible cross-pollination companion if flowering overlaps locally. This pairing has not been tested in Manitoba.
Grow black currants from seed
A varied black currant population, rather than copies of this cultivar.