Black currant Ben Conan
Seedling age: 2 years
Appearance: black
Maturity: early
Fruits: 2.0-2.5 gr., sweet and sour
Yield: high
Zoning: Central Russia, Siberia, Urals.
Selection: Scotland
Здоровый посадочный материал, выращенный на экологически чистых землях прибрежной зоны Иссык-Куля
| Ripening period | Early variety |
| fruit size | Large-fruited varieties |
| Productivity: | high |
| Selection | Scotland |
Ben Conan – an early ripening blackcurrant variety bred by SRI (Scotland).
Ben Conan currant is valued by entrepreneurs who grow the berry on an industrial scale. The variety is unpretentious in care, resistant to heat, drought, frost, has excellent immunity, keeping quality and transportability. The berry can be harvested by a combine.
Variety Features
Shrub compact with upright shoots.
Fruitsrounded, large, average weight 2-2.5 gr. Dessert taste with sourness, not cloying. The skin is shiny, dense. When harvesting, the berries do not crack and do not flow, separation – light, dry.
Purpose of the variety: fresh consumption, processing.
Yield is high. Ripening terms – early, end of June.
Immunityto viruses and infections is high.
Growing conditions. Ben Conan currant is unpretentious to growing conditions, resistant to frost, heat and drought, grows on almost any type of soil. Suitable for cultivation in most regions, including areas with cold and unstable climate.
Beware of crafts and "sick" planting material! Purchase Ben Conan currant seedlings from nurseries and specialized stores.