Blackcurrant 'Ben Lomond'

Ribes nigrum

Late to flower, so the frost misses it. Crops heavily by year three and freezes better than any other berry.

Sizes, same plant, different age. Mix as many as you like.

Ten or more of any one size drops to trade price automatically.

Bare-root 2 yr 1.2–1.8 m now
420 ready $13.90

200mm 3 yr 1.5–2 m now
140 ready $19.90

45L 5 yr 2–2.5 m now
39 left $37.95

Flat $100 freight in Tasmania · free over $250 · free pick-up at the gate

Age: 3 yr
Height now: 1.5–2 m
Container: 200 mm potted
Mature height: 1.5 m
Mature width: 1.5 m
Position: Full sun to part shade
Habit: Deciduous
Growth rate: Fast
Origin: Introduced

Good for

Something to eat

What it's like

Blackcurrants are the most reliable fruit in a cold garden, and Ben Lomond is the most reliable blackcurrant — it flowers late enough to dodge a spring frost and still ripens by January. The flavour is intense and unmistakable. Pick the lot, freeze it loose on a tray, and you've got cordial and jam for the year.

Getting it established

Cut a third of the oldest wood to the ground each winter. It fruits on young stems.

Potted stock travels upright in a purpose-built carton with the rootball wrapped. Bare-root trees are lifted the week they ship, roots packed in damp shavings. Either way, get it in the ground within a week of arrival.

You've got twelve months. If it was planted the way we suggested and it hasn't come away, send us a photo and we'll replace it on the next run.

Ten or more of one line gets trade pricing without an account. Tell us the site and we'll check the spacing with you before you order.

Goes with

Plant it with.

All plants

Heritage

Bare-root 2 yr $79.00

200mm 3 yr $110.00

45L 5 yr $215.00

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