Blackcurrant Bushes

Welcome to our specialist range of blackcurrant bushes for sale. The blackcurrant bushes that we offer are all strong well rooted 2 year old bushes to ensure the best results possible in your garden.

THE NEW VARIETIES WITH FROST RESISTANCE The Scottish Crop Research Institute and East Malling Research Station have developed new varieties that tolerate adverse weather conditions, flower later to avoid spring frosts and crop heavily, consistently from year to year. Always producing a quality fruit and consistently outyielding the older varieties. We particularly recommend these blackcurrant bush varieties – Ben Sarek for it’s compact growth and big crops, Ben Connan for extra large berries, and Ben Nevis for hardy durability, yield and extra frost resistance.

Blackcurrant bushes should be planted 5-6’apart, except Ben Sarek which can be spaced as close as 3.5′ between bushes.

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Ben Lomond Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

A heavy yielding, mid-late season variety, raised by the Scottish Crop Research Institute. Flowering up to 2 weeks later than Baldwin, the flowers have good frost resistance and will normally escape frost damage. The very large, quality fruit are of very good flavour. Strong and compact, the bush is slightly spreading. The very high yield (normally half as much again as the old varieties) comes from the very large size of the flavourful berries which are produced on short strings. The fruits are ideal for all purposes, freeze well and are the best for making juice. An excellent variety. The…
Ben More Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

Raised by the Scottish Crop Research Institute and introduced by us. Ben More is by far the best for plant habit, making a good cup-shaped. easy to manage bush. It is the latest flowering, even a few days later than Jet, so normally avoiding spring frosts but with the advantage of fruiting much earlier (same time as Baldwin). The fruits are very large produced on shortish strings and ripen evenly with the excellent true blackcurrant flavour. The bush is upright with very strong branches that support the massive crop well.
Ben Sarek Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

We were pleased to be the first to introduce this completely new type of blackcurrant raised by the Scottish Crop Research Institute. Ben Sarek is a new, compact variety and is the first of a new range of highly productive small bush hybrids, specifically raised for planting at a closer spacing and still giving a heavier crop per bush, so perfect for garden culture. Ben Sarek flowers at the same time as Baldwin, the standard mid-season variety, but is much more tolerant of frost and cold, and fruits approximately 7-10 days earlier. It forms a small, compact bush that rarely…
Goliath Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

An old variety, grown since before 1847, but long since almost disappeared. We are very pleased to be able to offer this superb old variety that excels for dessert, pies and preserve use. The bushes are medium sized and very erect with well spaced branches, and the fruits are normally produced on short trusses with very large sized berries of superb exhibition quality. A true Goliath among blackcurrants. Cropping mid-season, the fruits ripen evenly and hold on the bush well,. giving a good crop of very high quality. The flavour is quite superb. Sweet, luscious, thin skinned fruits that are…
Silvergieter’s Zwarte Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

An old variety from Europe with a terrible name. It is very similar to the above variety Boscoop Giant with all the advantages of the early crop. It is, however, much less susceptible to frost. Another old variety with an exceptional merit. Propagated from European certified stock.
Amos Black Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

An old heirloom variety that has become superceded but remains fondly remembered. The fruits are thin skinned and have a juicy, fine and aromatic flavour. Superb for pies, juicing, freezing, jams etc. Early season; approximately 7 medium-large fruits per strig. Splitting can be a problem in wet summers.
Baldwin Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

A mid-late season variety, giving a heavy crop of medium to large fruit of good flavour. A compact bush of good cropping habit, very high in Vitamin C. The standard blackcurrant 11 variety to which all others are compared SUPERIOR HILLTOP STRAIN. A very old variety of unknown origin. Ministry certified.
Ben Alder Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

Ben Alder produces heavy crops of small to medium sized fruits with a lovely flavour. Very high colour stability makes the fruits perfect for juice and wine. A new late season variety from the S.C.R.I. Ben alder is a vigorous bush but easy to harvest. Good resistance to Mildew and flowers late to avoid damage from spring frosts. Excellent for the late ripening and intense flavour of the fruit.
Ben Connan Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

A very special new variety that we are very pleased to introduce. Ben Corman is superb for growing in the garden with very large high quality fruits. These enormous berries can be as large as 18mm each. The fruit ripens early with extremely heavy crops and the fruit has an excellent flavour. Ben Connan is not susceptible to Mildew and has resistance to Leaf Curling Midge. Ben Connan is easy to pick, easy to grow with its good compact habit, suitable for pies, preserves, yogurts etc. Super for exhibition. Raised by the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Ben Connan is a…
Ben Gairn *new* Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

Bred by Scottish Crop Research this arose from a cross of Ben Alder and a very hardy Russian variety. It is very early flowering and early ripening but despite this advantage has shown little reduction to frost damage. It is a very healthy bush with resistance to most foliar diseases and importantly to virus reversion. The fruit size is large and of uniformly good quality, very juicy and of excellent colour The compact growth enables Ben Gairn to be planted at higher density than most varieties, perhaps only 3ft apart. An excellent new variety.
Ben Hope *new* Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

Bred by Scottish Crop Research A new late season variety ripening 10 days after Ben Lomond, very high yields of medium sized berries, the flavour is excellent with a real blackcurrant aroma, In addition Ben Hope is a very good grower, rather vigorous but upright in habit and easy to manage, it is resistant to mildew, leaf spot and gall midge. It has been suggested that Ben Hope would be a good choice for poorer growing conditions and absent minded gardeners!
Ben Nevis Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

A mid-late season variety raised by the Scottish Crop Research Institute. Heavy yielding, the large well flavoured fruit are of very good quality. Flowers 2 days before Ben Lomond but crops at about the same time, weight of crop is usually just a little less but the bush is more upright, vigorous, taller growing and easier to pick. The fruits are very large and ripen evenly on short strigs, flavour is excellent and the fruits are ideal for all purposes. A very useful garden cultivar.
Ben Tirran Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

A new late fruiting variety from the S.C.R.I. Ben Tirran is the latest to ripen of all the commonly grown varieties and extends the cropping season. Good disease resistance due to the late flowering season. Excellent quality fruits and very heavy high yielding with a good flavour. The fruits are larger than those of Ben Alder and suitable for all purposes. An excellent new late fruiting variety that we highly recommend.
Black Reward Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

A variety from the Netherlands, raised from a seedling of a local Dutch variety. The bush is large and produces a very heavy crop of large berries. Flowers are produced 7-10 days later than Baldwin and, because of this later flowering characteristic, give a more consistent yield. The fruits are borne on short strings and have an excellent flavour. They are suitable for all purposes and are normally ready for picking in late July but can be slightly earlier. Black Reward has done very well in trials in the United Kingdom so far, and produced far better results than the…
Blackdown Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

Heavy crops in most seasons. Large, sweet fruits. Very resistant to Mildew.
Boscoop Giant Blackcurrant Bushes

£8.95

A vigorous, slightly spreading bush, that is only a moderate cropper but is the earliest to ripen. Usually produces its fruits in single trusses with 8-10 large sweet fruits per truss. Always popular but susceptible to frosts in some areas. Propagated from nuclear cuttings.
Cotswold Cross Blackcurrant Bush

£8.95

We are very pleased to be able to offer this variety again after a number of years, a release from 1933 that was a popular variety in the 1940’s and 1950’s. A little piece of English Blackcurrant Growing history, that remains well worth growing today. Flavour is excellent and whilst reliability isn’t as good as the modern new varieties, crops can still be prolific. The berries are well suited to all purposes. Raised from the popular mainstay ‘Baldwin’ Mid season. Photo is generic.
Daniels September Blackcurrant Bush

£8.95

The latest of all varieties to ripen giving fruits into September. Flavour is good but quality can be poor as is the plant habits. An old heirloom variety we continue to maintain. A sport of the popular ‘Baldwin’. Late Season. Photo is generic.
Ebony Blackcurrant Bushes

£16.95

The first genuinely dessert Blackcurrant! A variety that has been hotly anticipated for some time and an entirely unique variety. Ebony has a taste that is so sweet and mild it is the first Blackcurrant that can truly be used for dessert use and may even be eaten straight from the bush! Thin skinned, juicy and sweet but still with that unmistakeable Blackcurrant aroma, Ebony is ideal for adding to fresh fruit salads, cordials, punches and such like but can also be used for all culinary purposes and is valuable where less sugar is desired. Perfect for juicing with no…
Foxendown – A New Highly Disease Resistant Blackcurrant Bush

£8.95

From the list of enviable characteristics associated with the variety, there hardly seems to be a disease that it isn’t resistant to! Foxendown is such a clean, healthy and vibrant luxurious bush it is ideal for the organic grower or any of us who do not like gardening with chemicals. Of very erect, easily managed habit, the bushes produce a good yield easily harvested from long fruiting strings clustered with glossy black, well flavoured berries. Raised from Ben Lomond, also an excellent variety, Foxendown is a valuable addition at the top end of the Blackcurrant range with such healthy growth,…
Half Standard Blackcurrant ‘titania’ Blackcurrant Bushes

£24.95

And the first time we have ever offered a half standard Blackcurrant! The honour simply must go to Titania. An attractive formal feature for the kitchen garden, fruit garden, potager or ornamental area.ORDERS TAKEN for Autumn delivery for this selection.