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Ben Alder Blackcurrant Bush

Name: Ben Alder Blackcurrant Bush
Brand: Ornamental Trees
SKU: BAB.B.3.1
Price: 12.5 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Planting & Care

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Key features

Final size 1.5 x 1.5 metres in 20 years

Fruit Dual purpose (eating & cooking)

Pollination group Self fertile

Cropping period Mid to late season

Position Full sun to part shade in a sheltered site

Description

'Ben Alder' Blackcurrant is an excellent mid-season variety producing small to medium sized currants that are packed with flavour. Widely grown for commercial juice production thanks to its very high yield and high vitamin C content, though more than suitable for home-growing purposes as well. Small, yellow-green flowers emerge in late spring.

'Ben Alder' has an excellent resistance to diseases and mildew and will form a compact and upright shape, with an approx. height and spread of 1.5 x 1.5 metres.

AKA Ribes nigrum 'Ben Alder'

Planting Steps

1Preparation

Pot-grown plants can be planted at any time of year, whereas bare roots need to be planted between November and March.
Clear weeds and grass within a metre of the planting hole.
Dig a hole as deep as the root mass and twice as wide.
To help your plant establish more effectively, sprinkle Rootgrow in the hole.

2Planting

Gently loosen the roots and place into the planting hole.
Ensure the top of the plant's compost is flush with the level of the surrounding soil and the graft union or collar of the tree is above ground level.
Mix 50% of the original soil with 50% compost.
Fill in the hole, firming the soil gently.

3Last Steps

Water generously around the base of the plant.
If you are planting either a single stem tree or mature standard tree, we recommend adding a staking kit and rabbit guard.

Aftercare Advice

Trees and shrubs require a good watering regime for a couple of years whilst they establish. Water well and regularly through spring and summer, increasing in hot or dry weather. If planting in autumn, you may only need to water a little. It is advisable to keep the area free of competing weeds and grass during this period.

For more detailed advice and video guides, please visit our Help & Advice section.

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