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Xenia Gooseberry

Hargreaves Plants offers a selection of the most popular cultivars available.

Bush Fruit varieties at Hargreaves Plants

Hargreaves Plants is always pleased to be able to offer the market top quality plant material.

We have for many years met the needs of the industry with bare rooted products alongside more specialised potted varieties.

Hargreaves can offer the following:

Blackcurrants
Redcurrants
Whitecurrants
Gooseberries
Hybrid berries

The above are available as bare rooted cuttings, 1 year (1-2 break), 2 year (3 break+), potted modules*, P9s* and larger pots*.

Hargreaves is also pleased to manage IP and be sole propagators in the UK market to varieties such as Big Ben blackcurrant and Xenia gooseberry, which have fantastic yield and taste that set them apart over other varieties in the marketplace. In keeping with its aims to offer the best material to all sectors, Hargreaves is now actively looking for new varieties of all bush fruit to manage and introduce into both commercial and home garden sectors.

*Require pre-ordering to ensure supply and all are subject to availability.

Hargreaves Plants is accredited with ISO 9001:2008 Hargreaves Plants is accredited with ISO 9001:2008 'Management Standards' demonstrating that the company is dedicated to delivering quality services and products in an environmental and sustainable manner

Our Bush Fruit Varieties are listed below.
Please click on the Heading Strip (if closed) and then the variety image for more plant information.

Blackcurrant Varieties
Blackcurrant Varieties
Ben Connan Blackcurrant Plants
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Ben Connan
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An Early Season Variety Bred in the UK
The Plant
This variety was bred in the UK as a cross between Ben Sarek and Ben Lomond, therefore it has good Mildew resistance, is frost tolerant and also makes it a compact deciduous shrub.
The Fruit
An early season variety, cropping from mid July onwards, it is possible to yield 3.5kg of fruit per mature bush. The berries themselves are exceptionally large with a glossy skin and rich flavour, ideal for culinary or dessert use.
For further information, please make contact via the following;
Office: +44 (0)1485 609 252
Email: Sales
Ben Lomond Blackcurrant Plants
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Ben Lomond
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Long Established Mid-season Variety
The Plant
- One of the most popular varieties grown in the UK
- A vigorous, compact bush that requiresminimum pruning between seasons
- Well suited to colder climates and frost pockets
- Also hasMildew resistance making it a very hardy plant
The Fruit
- Flowering in early May, the crop is ripe by last week of July
- Produce heavy clusters of large berries along the stems
- Berries are rich in Vitamin C with a pleasantly sweet aftertaste
- The harvested berries are ideal for freezing,making it a fantastic choice for use in the dessert market
For further information, please make contact via the following;
Office: +44 (0)1485 609 252
Email: Sales
Ben Sarek Blackcurrant Plants
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Ben Sarek
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Ideal for The Home Garden Market
The Plant
- A neat and compact bush, rarely growing over 1m high
- Deciduous foliage with a bushy growing habit
- Renewal pruning should be done during the dormant period
- Good resistance to Powdery Mildews
- Optimum growth in sheltered areas with moist but well-drained soils
The Fruit
- Produces good clusters of fruit that ripen Mid July
- Flowers in early May, harvesting fruit from mid July to mid August
- Very high yield berries that are easily picked from short strigs
- Fruit has amouthwatering flavour
- Ideal for both fresh consumption and freezing
For further information, please make contact via the following;
Office: +44 (0)1485 609 252
Email: Sales
Big Ben Blackcurrant Plants
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Big Ben
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The Largest Blackcurrant
The Plant
- This early season variety is bred in Scotland by SCRI and is exclusive to Hargreaves Plants for the amateur market.
- This has been described as the largest blackcurrant we have ever seen, bearing more than double the fruit size of standard varieties.
- An excellent variety for amateur gardens, average berry weight is over double that of other cultivars, with mature bushes producing exceptionally high yields of fruit (up to 4.5kg).
The Fruit
- The fruit itself has a shiny, strong skin with a sweet flavour which makes it ideal for fresh consumption.
- This variety also has resistance to Mildew and Leaf Spot, making it one of the most exciting new products in the marketplace.
Supply of plant material is limited due to the high demand and novelty of this variety. As such, plants are only available to order on contract, so to book or request further information please contact a member of the sales team.
All plants are supplied 'royalty paid' and propagation is strictly prohibited. Any illegal propagation is liable to lead to legal action.
For further information, please make contact via the following;
Office: +44 (0)1485 609 252
Email: Sales
Redcurrant Varieties
Redcurrant Varieties
Junifer Redcurrant Plants
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Junifer
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Earliest Cropping Cultivar
The Plant
- *A healthy, reliable and consistent cropper showing mid-green foliage through the year
- High level of disease resistance
- Best growth in well-drained soil,mulching in spring
- Fast growth with a compact, upright growth havit, full maturity reached between 5-10 years
The Fruit
- Fruit starts to ripen very early and is ready for picking in late June
- Crops on both 1 and 2 year old wood giving good yields immediately after planting
- Very heavy crop with high quality berries
- Large, evenly spaced long strigs of attractive shiny red berries
For further information, please make contact via the following;
Office: +44 (0)1485 609 252
Email: Sales
JVT Redcurrant Plants
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JVT
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Undemanding Early Variety
The Plant
- Bushes grow to be large, but are undemanding in soil requirements thus suitable for both commercial and own garden growing
- Peak growth reached in well-drained, fertile soil rich in organic matter
- Bushes should be sheltered from strong winds and avoiding frost pockets to prevent damage to the blossom
The Fruit
- Offers long trusses showing high yields of large fruit
- Picking commences in early July
- Bright jewel-coloured, juicy and deliciously sweet, fine-flavoured fruit
- Main pruning done in dormant season, but summer pruning of vigorous laterals
For further information, please make contact via the following;
Office: +44 (0)1485 609 252
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Laxton No 1 Redcurrant Plants
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Laxton No 1
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An Old Favourite of The Market
The Plant
- Easy-care; content to grow in most soils or aspects
- Strong-grower and reliable cropper in all districts
- Later flowering than most other redcurrants, but very heavy yielding plant
- Plant height reaches approx 1.5m and does not spread with age
The Fruit
- Produces small to medium well-flavoured berries
- Harvesting from mid July - mid August
- Ideal for either fresh consumption or making jam and jellies
- Consistent production of very crimson-red, perfectly round fruit
- A strong, stiff and glossy skin to keep the perfectly rounded shape
For further information, please make contact via the following;
Office: +44 (0)1485 609 252
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Red Lake Berry
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Red Lake
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Red Start Berry
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Red Start
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Whitecurrant Varieties
White Versailles Berry
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White Versailles
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Gooseberries Varieties
Hinnonmaki Green Goosberry
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Hinnonmaki Green
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Office: +44 (0)1485 609 252
Email: Sales
Hinnonmaki Green Goosberry
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Hinnonmaki Green
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Hinnonmaki Red Gooseberry
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Hinnonmaki Red
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For further information, please make contact via the following;
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Invicta Gooseberry Plants
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Invicta
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Most Widely Planted Gooseberry
The Plant
- Vigorous and easy to grow plant
- Very quickly reaches full potential
- Good resistance to Powdery Mildew
- Trained in the same way as raspberries
- Very high yield year-on-year, double that of Careless, possibly the highest on the market
- Ready for picking late June onwards
The Fruit
- Produces large, oval and smooth skin berries
- Ripen to a pale yellow colour
- Sweet enough to eat fresh from the bush
- Exceptional for all culinary uses
For further information, please make contact via the following;
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Email: Sales
Xenia Berry
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Xenia
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Sweet Dessert Berry
The Plant
- High tolerance to mildew
- New growth has fewer thorns
- Strong vigour levels
- Early-mid season
- Rigid, upright bushes have almost spine-free stems making for easy harvest
The Fruit
- Exceptionally sweet flavour
- Extremely large berries - up to 14g
- Attractive deep red colour with smooth and shiny skin
- Fruiting late June - early July
- Peak production 28-32 months after planting
For further information, please make contact via the following;
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Email: Sales

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