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Blackcurrant vs Chester Thornless Blackberry

Rubus fruticosa Chester (Thornless)

Ribes nigrum

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Chester Thornless Blackberry
Blackcurrant

Chester Thornless Blackberry is a self-pollinating fruit-bearing shrub. In mid-summer, the Chester Thornless Blackberry produces large, sweet-tasting, heart-shaped blackberries that are perfect for fresh eating. It is a semi-erect blackberry plant that requires little support from a trellis to keep its fruit off the ground. Don't forget to protect your berries. The birds love this shrub almost as much as you will.

Chester Thornless Blackberries are floricanes, primarily fruiting on second year canes. Each spring cut back all two-year old canes, leaving only the last year’s growth.

Blackcurrant is a medium-sized shrub producing delicious, deep purple to black sweet berries suitable for jams, jellies, syrups and cordial.

Our Blackcurrant is grown from seed from the "Ben" series of Blackcurrant cultivars, developed by the Mylnefield Research Station in Scotland with a focus on cold hardiness and heavy commercial fruit production. Our seedlings will be slightly different due to hereditary differences but will be very similar to this series.

Chester Thornless Blackberry Quick Facts

Blackcurrant Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: heart shaped black
Berries: dark purple to black berries
Firmness: firm
Harvest: July
Flowers: pink
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: none




Other Names: chester blackberry, hardy blackberry
Other Names: european black currant