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Cider ApplesThere are 12 products.

Cider apple trees on SEMI-DWARFING rootstocks. These are a selection of specialty cider varieties from the English and French cider traditions. They make superior cider (in the right hands!) and are to the cider world as to the Pinot Noir or Chardonnay are to the world of wine.

Breakwell's Seedling

Ripens: February

A bright red apple with a stripe, small to medium fruit. Heavy cropper. Bitter-sharp. Propagated by George Breakwell in Monmouth, Wales. Read more

$27.00
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Stokes Red

Ripens: April

Developed by Rodney Stoke in Sommerset, UK. A dark red apple with a stripe. Bitter-sharp. Can be used for single-variety cider. Partially self fertile. Needs high chill to set fruit. Read more

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Calville Blanc D'Hiver...

Ripens: May - June

Apart from being a famous culinary apple, it's well known for making excellent cider. Sharp. Dating back to the 1600's in Normandy, France. Under an irregular yellowish russeted skin, it has an appealing... Read more

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Improved Foxwhelp

Ripens: February

Another well known variety developed by Bulmer's in Hereford, UK. Very bitter-sharp. A vigorous tree with lots of lovely pinkish/red apples, crops consistently and gives an acidic and sweet juice. Useful... Read more

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Antoinette

Ripens: March

A French cider variety, green with a orange red stripy cheek. Small to medium fruit. Bitter-sweet. Read more

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Blanche

Ripens: March

A French cider variety. Medium sized deep yellowy green fruit, with a faint collar of russet. Tart (aigre). Read more

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Bulmer's Norman

Ripens: March

Famously developed by Bulmers in Hereford, UK. Bitter-sweet. A very vigorous tree, produces good crops of medium sized green apples, has lots of strong tannins so makes a good juice for blending. Read more

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Somerset Redstreak

Ripens: March

A bright red apple with a stripe, plus some russet. From Somerset, UK. Bitter-sweet. Read more

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Closette

Ripens: March

A French cider variety, green with occasional red stripe over it, plus some fine russet. Also a wonderful eating apple. Medium sized fruit. Bitter-sweet. Read more

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Dabinette

Ripens: April

A medium sized flattish red apple. Bitter-sweet. Originated in Somerset, UK. Late harvest, has been use to make single variety cider. Considered self fertile. Read more

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Yarlington Mill

Ripens: April

A strong growing tree, beautiful elongated pink/yellow apples and the juice is rich with lots of good tannins, sugars and acidity, a very good cider apple, tends to be biannual. Read more

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Kingston Black

Ripens: April

A dark red almost black coloured apple that makes passable single-variety cider. Bitter-sharp. Originated in Kingston, Somerset UK. Mid to late harvest. Thought by some to be the perfect cider variety.... Read more

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