Name: Black Currants Ebony - 1 Bush - NOVEMBER 2026 DELIVERY.
SKU: 93029
Price: 12.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

Black Currants Ebony - 1 Bush - NOVEMBER 2026 DELIVERY.

Black Currant Ebony Bush

Specially bred for its sweet berries. It goes early into production, which is normally the first week of July. This outstanding dessert variety has large fruit with a delicate flavour. It is resistant to powdery mildew and can be grown as a cordon. Produces slightly bigger fruits than Ben Connan.

Plant the 2 year old sturdy plants 1.5m (4.5ft) apart.

Please note that all fruit is sent separately from other goods.
A £4.00 delivery charge is applicable on all fruit orders.

NOVEMBER 2026 DELIVERY.
Last orders for November delivery is 31st October.
Last orders for March delivery is 28th February
Orders placed after the cut off date will be delivered in the following fruit delivery.

Product Part No: 93029

Pack size: 1 Bush

In Stock

Price: £12.95

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When to Sow

Sow Plant Harvest

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PREPARATION
Currants prefer an open position. They like morning sun, but will tolerate partial shade. A thick mulch of manure or compost, also keeps the soil cool in summer while adding humuns to the soil. Sandy soils are less suitable for currants because they dry out too fast.

PLANTING

Plant firmly between October and March. Allow plenty of room between bushes, 1.5m (5ft) apart with 1.8m (6ft) between the rows. It is essential for the bushes to have light and air, also ease of access is a must when gathering the fruit. Keep the plants watered until the fruit is harvested. At this point they stop active growth and the watering frequency can be reduced. Plants stressed for water are sesceptiable to mildew.

PRUNNING

After planting, cut off all the shoots to within 2.5cm (1") or so of soil level. Do not attempt to obtain fruit in the first season after planting. This allows the bush to build up a growth of new shoots. Annual pruning inceases yields and keeps plants manageable. In the winter of the plants first season, remove, at ground level all but two or three stems. The following winter again remove all but two or three that grew the previous season, at which point the bush will have two or three each of one and two year old stems. Continue this each season, but by the fourth winter start cutting away at their base any stems more than three years old. Each winter also shorten long stems that have grown too straggly. Do not prune after spring growth has started.

HARVEST

Most cultivars hold well on the plant. To eat fresh let the berries hang for about three weeks after they colour up. If the fruits are to be stored, they should be picked dry. To avoid damaging the fruits, pick a whole sprig by the stem, taking care not to damage the spur.

GENERAL TIPS

Currants are unsurpassed for making jelly. but are also good in pies and sauces, especially when mixed with other fruits that have more body. Currants can also be used in wine making, said by some to be similar in flavour to Graves or Rhine wines. Black currants are the traditional source of the French liqueur, Cassis.