Ben Hope
£7.50
A very high yielding variety, producing medium sized berries on long strigs. Has a very good flavour. It is a strong grower with an upright habit and good disease resistance. Because of this it is a good variety for organic growing.
The weight of the crop can bring the branches lower but they revert back to their more upright poistion after harvesting. It has good resistance to most foliar diseases, and is resistant to Gall Mite, Big Bud & Reversion.
A mid season variety with cropping from early July through the month. Available as non organic bushes
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