Fruit Tree Planner

Pink Champagne is sweet with just enough acidity to stay lively, with soft, juicy flesh and medium fruit. In this group, it is one of the softer, juicier choices, so it leans more toward fresh eating than long holding. Choose it for fresh eating, fresh garnish, and a low-acid currant for snacking, but skip it if you want strong-flavored preserves or classic dark-red currant intensity. It usually ripens around mid July, later than most of the others shown.

White Imperial is very sweet with low acidity, with soft, juicy flesh and medium fruit. In this group, it is one of the softer, juicier choices, so it leans more toward fresh eating than long holding. Choose it for fresh eating and a currant mild enough for people who dislike tart fruit, but skip it if you want sharp-flavored preserves, jelly, or anyone who wants classic currant bite. It usually ripens around mid July, later than most of the others shown.

Jonkheer van Tets is lightly sweet with a definite tart edge, with soft, juicy flesh and medium fruit. In this group, it is one of the firmest choices, so it handles baking, slicing, or holding its shape better. Choose it for fresh eating, juice, jelly, and early-season red currant harvests, but skip it if you want the very latest season or the largest individual berries. It usually ripens around late June, earlier than most of the others shown.

Red Lake is tart-forward with sharp acidity, with soft, juicy flesh and small fruit. In this group, this brings more acidity and bite than most of the others shown. Choose it for jelly, syrup, baking, and strong-flavored preserves, but skip it if you want big sweet snack berries or low-acid fruit. It usually ripens around mid July, later than most of the others shown.

Crandall is sweet with light acidity and aromatic lift, with soft, juicy flesh and large fruit. In this group, this is one of the sweetest and richest picks. Choose it for fresh eating, jam, and ornamental hedgerow plantings with edible fruit, but skip it if you want classic intense black currant flavor for traditional cordials and preserves. It usually ripens around mid July, in the middle of this group.

Titania is sweet with a soft acidic lift, with soft, juicy flesh and large fruit. In this group, it is one of the softer, juicier choices, so it leans more toward fresh eating than long holding. Choose it for juice, syrup, jam, and high-yield disease-resistant black currant plantings, but skip it if you want mild-flavored fresh eating or regions where black currant growing is restricted. It usually ripens around mid July, in the middle of this group.

Ben Sarek is sweet with a soft acidic lift, with soft, juicy flesh and large fruit. In this group, it is one of the softer, juicier choices, so it leans more toward fresh eating than long holding. Choose it for juice, syrup, jam, and small-space plantings where a compact heavy bearer matters, but skip it if you want a very large spreading bush or the earliest possible crop. It usually ripens around mid July, in the middle of this group.

Consort is sweet with a soft acidic lift, with soft, juicy flesh and medium fruit. In this group, it is one of the softer, juicier choices, so it leans more toward fresh eating than long holding. Choose it for juice, syrup, jam, and cold-climate growers who need white pine blister rust immunity, but skip it if you want mild flavor or fresh eating where a softer, sweeter berry is preferred. It usually ripens around mid July, in the middle of this group.