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Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Willoughby Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

Good quality fruit on productive bush.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged black currant, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum, Willoughby

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Hilltop Baldwin Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

Medium sized fruit with good flavor and a tough skin that allows it to be transported. Somewhat milder than the typical black currant; mid season.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged black currant, currant, Hilltop Baldwin, Hilltop Baldwin Black Currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Coronet Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

Resistant to White Pine Blister Rust but berries slightly bitter; however an excellent processor.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged black currant, coronet, Coronet Black Currant, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Consort Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

Productive bush resistant to white pine blister rush; good fruit with strong flavor.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged black currant, Consort, consort black currant, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Champion Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

Fruit late, but good quality on large upright bush.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged black currant, Champion, Champion Black Currant, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Boskoop Giant Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

Considered one of the best in Great Britain for reliable crop of big good qualitiy berries, but here it has not been that reliable unless fiercely pruned.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged black currant, Boskoop Giant, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Black September Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

An old favorite cultivar, but uneven ripening.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged black currant, Black September, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Black Reward Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman
Ribes bc Black Reward (Ribes bc Black Reward)

Ribes bc Black Reward (Ribes bc Black Reward)

Midseason; strong black currant flavor; berries variable, small to large.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged black currant, black reward, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Black Down Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

Mildew resistant bush bears consistently large crop of big berries.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged black currant, Black Down, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Ben Sarek Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman
Ribes bc Ben Sarek (Ribes bc Ben Sarek)

Ribes bc Ben Sarek (Ribes bc Ben Sarek)

Small dense very productive bush.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged Ben Sarek, black currant, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum
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Whitman Farms began in 1980 as an informal nut tree and small fruit adjunct to a large bareroot nursery next door in Salem Oregon. It was a one-woman show and mostly for fun. However, Lucile Whitman (pictured), the owner, got sidetracked; she became enamored of unusual ornamental trees and started planting any weird and wonderful woody plants she ran across, using root control bags, a new plant-friendly technology.

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