Plaid Shirt Farms Nursery

Otterville Ontario
Specializing in Black Currant Plants

Plaid Shirt Farms has been the exclusive Canadian propagator of McGinnis Berry Crops’ Black Currant plants since 2020

McGinnis Berry Crops has been involved in an extensive breeding program with the objectives of introducing novel varieties of black currants suited for North American growing conditions. 
The flavour profiles have been tested for consumer preferences in North America with extreme levels of acceptance.

Black Currant Plants For Sale

Plaid Shirt Farms Ltd is a wholesaler of Black Currant plants. We sell only to growers ordering a minimum of 100 plants. Plants are 2in x 2in x 5in plugs (340 ml) plugs unless otherwise specified. A signed non-propagation is required prior to delivery We have strict controls in place to prevent the introduction of pests, disease and virus into our nursery and as such we are not open to the public.

Blackcomb Black Currant

Blackcomb is a high yielding variety that has high levels of resistance to foliar diseases – mildew, White Pine Blister Rust – , vigorous growth habit and tolerance to late spring frost. Blackcomb has produced yields in replicated B.C. trials that were more than 50% higher than Titania and Ben Alder. Fruit size is 20% larger than Titania. Flowering is late mid-season and this variety has demonstrated better tolerance to late spring frost than Titania. Well suited to machine harvest.

Whistler has high yields of small to medium sized high quality fruit. It has fair resistance to mildew and good resistance to White Pine Blister Rust. Growth habit is slightly spreading with medium vigor. Flowering is late-mid season with good tolerance for late spring frost. Yields in replicated B.C. trials were more than 50% higher than Titania and Ben Alder. Fruit size is smaller than Ben Alder, .8 grams per berry. Juice quality is excellent. Well suited to machine harvest.
Whistler had yields second only to one of our numbered varieties and the largest fruit size in Montana State University field trials. Also, was rated as the best variety in a study by a graduate student at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada with high yield and large fruit. In most areas Whistler would be suited to hand harvest as well as machine harvest applications.

Whistler Black Currant
Nicola Black Currant

Nicola is another high yielding variety that has high levels of resistance to White Pine Blister Rust and other foliar diseases. The plant has upright growth habit, many basal shoots, flowering begins early in the season followed by an early season harvest with large fruit. Excellent for machine harvesting.

New release from the McGinnis Berry Crops Limited breeding program. Stikine’s main features are incredible flavor profile, high levels of resistance to White Pine Blister Rust and other foliar diseases, very high yields and suitability to both hand harvest and machine harvest. One potential drawback is its short hang time.
Stikine is best processed into juice or offered to fresh market customers. The resulting flavor profile is much better suited to North American consumer preferences.

Stikine Black Currant

Protected Varieties of Black Currant Plants

All McGinnis cultivars are protected. Asexual propagation of cultivars is illegal. A signed non-propagation agreement is required prior to shipment.

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