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Parentage
Ben Sarek x Ben Lomond
Plant Habit
Bushes medium size, compact, producing adequate new basal growth.
Flowering
Flowering period similar to Ben Lomond and three days later than
Baldwin.
Fruit
Large berries are borne on medium length strigs. Fruit sets well
throughout the bush.
Cropping
Yield is high and Ben Connan out-performed Ben Lomond in UK and
overseas trials.
Season
Harvest dates approximately five days earlier than Ben Lomond,
which provides a useful extension to the harvest season.
Disease and Pest
Resistant to blackcurrant leaf curling midge (Dasineura tetensi).
To date, American gooseberry mildew (Sphaerotheca mors-uvae) and leaf
spot (Beudopeziza ribis) are not a problem.
Uses
Ben Connan is particularly well suited to outlets that require
large fruit, including PYO and the home-garden market. The high level
of disease and pest resistance lends this cultivar to organic cultural
systems. Ben Connan is not, at present, recommended for conventional
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