Ben Lomond

Variety of Black currant · Ribes nigrum

Robust Scottish standard variety with a late, even crop of large, tart berries.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1975

Taste & characteristics

tartjuicyaromatic

RustPowdery mildew

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Large, uniform, tart-aromatic berries with high vitamin C content, good for juice and processing.

Compact to upright growth, late-flowering and thus less exposed to late spring frosts.

High, reliable yield; a leading commercial European variety for decades.

Susceptible to mildew; partly superseded by later Ben varieties.

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