Variety profile
Blackcurrant ‚Ben Nevis’
Ribes nigrum · Grossulariaceae
- Ripening
- mittelspät
- Harvest
- Week 30 to 32
- Vigour
- stark
- Origin
- Schottland
- Introduced
- 1972
- Self-fertile
- Yes
- Use
- Saft, Einmachen, Backen
- Disease resistance
- Mehltau: mittel, Weisspinselrost: mittel
About this variety
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You will find ‚Ben Nevis’ a vigorous‑growing variety from the Scottish Ben program, it blooms late and therefore copes well with late frosts. It yields reliably and abundantly, with firm berries on long clusters. The strong, upright growth requires some space. It is self‑fertile and especially a reliable choice for processing.
You will find it herbaceous and acidic, with an intense, classic blackberry aroma. Its depth shines best in juice, jelly, and liqueur.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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