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List of apple tree varieties for making hard cider
Apple varieties including traditional hard cider and crab-apples which can be used for hard-cider.
55 varieties
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- Hard cider
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Categories
Apples
16
For the northern states
6
For the south-eastern states
3
For California
3
Cider
33
Crab-apples
7
Perry pears
6
Stock availability
All
55
In stock
1
Not in stock
54
Rootstocks
Dwarf
1
?
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
9
Average
40
Experienced
5
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
3
Partially self-fertile
4
Not self-fertile
47
Pollination group
?
1
1
2
10
3
19
4
12
5
6
6
7
Pollinating others
?
Good
6
Average
34
Poor
12
Ploidy
?
Diploid
42
Triploid
7
Universal pollinator
?
Yes
No
Bearing regularity
?
Regular
20
Biennial tendency
24
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
35
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
5
Tip-bearer
3
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
2
RHS Plants for Pollinators
54
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
2
Mid
13
Late
22
Very late
16
Uses
Eating fresh
101
Culinary
59
Traditional cooker
11
Dual purpose
6
Juice
65
Hard cider
55
Drying
1
Cropping
?
Heavy
23
Good
27
Light
3
Keeping (of fruit)
?
1-3 days
1
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
35
1-2 months
9
3 months or more
7
Flavor style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
4
Sharper
3
Sweeter
6
Aromatic
4
Vinous
Cooking result
Puree
2
Textured puree
2
Keeps shape
2
Juice style
Sweeter
1
Sharper
5
Sweet (cider)
1
Sharp (cider)
2
Bittersweet (cider)
25
Bittersharp (cider)
7
Disease resistance
General resistance
?
Good
12
Average
27
Poor
7
Fireblight
?
Very resistant
2
Some resistance
9
Some susceptibility
11
Very susceptible
5
Canker
?
Very resistant
2
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
8
Very susceptible
1
Scab
?
Very resistant
7
Some resistance
15
Some susceptibility
15
Very susceptible
2
Cedar apple rust
?
Very resistant
2
Some resistance
5
Some susceptibility
7
Very susceptible
1
Mildew
?
Very resistant
3
Some resistance
4
Some susceptibility
7
Very susceptible
1
Black knot
Very resistant
Climate
Cold hardiness (USDA)
?
(3) -40F / -40C
3
(4) -30F / -34C
15
(5) -20F / -29C
29
(6) -10F / -23C
9
(7) 0F / -18C
9
(8) 10F / -12C
8
(9) 20F / -7C
3
(10) 30F / -1C
3
Summer maximum temperatures
?
Cold (< 20C / 67F)
5
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
52
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
32
Hot (>30C / 86F)
6
Chill requirement
?
Low-chill
2
High-chill
1
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
1
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
15
Germany
Hungary
Israel
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Russia
Spain
1
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
19
United States
17
Period of origin
1500 - 1549
1550 - 1599
1
1600 - 1649
2
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1
1750 - 1799
3
1800 - 1849
12
1850 - 1899
13
1900 - 1949
13
1950 - 1999
3
2000
Flesh colour
White
7
Cream
2
Golden / Yellow
Pink / Red
3
Dark red
Fruit color
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
1
Crimson
3
Gold
Green
2
Green - light
4
Green / Red
5
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
1
Orange / Red
14
Orange flush
3
Pink
Purple
1
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
3
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
3
Russet
7
Yellow
1
Yellow / Orange
2
Yellow / Red
1
Fruit size
Small
9
Average
15
Large
7
Very large
1
Variable
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
2
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
Clingstone
Varieties list
Cider apple tree
Amere de Berthencourt
Amere de Berthencourt is a traditional French bittersweet cider apple.
Pollination group: 2
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Arkansas Black
Arkansas Black is an unusual and attractive apple, used as a winter apple after maturing in a cold store.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Bedan des Parts
A traditional French bittersweet cider variety, with some resistance to fireblight.
Pollination group: 6
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Binet Rouge
A popular traditional French hard cider variety.
Pollination group: 4
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Bramley's Seedling
Bramley is the essential English cooking and sharp cider apple, famous for its rich tangy acidity.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Bramtot
Bramtot is a traditional French hard cider variety, with a bittersweet juice.
Pollination group: 4
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Brown Snout
A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.
Pollination group: 6
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Brown's Apple
Brown's Apple is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a sharp juice.
Pollination group: 5
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Bulmers Norman
A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Burgundy
A mid-season apple variety with a good flavor, and good for juicing.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Calville Blanc
One of the world's great cooking apples, Calville Blanc is a French variety with a spicy tangy flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Campfield
A cold-hardy late-season bittersweet cider variety.
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crab apple tree
Chestnut Crab
A large-fruited cold-hardy crab-apple.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Chisel Jersey
Chisel Jersey is a traditional English hard cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Pollination group: 6
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Collaos
A hard-cider apple variety from Spain.
Pollination group: 5
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Dabinett
Dabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Pollination group: 6
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Domaine
Domaine is a traditional French bittersharp cider apple variety.
Pollination group: 2
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Ellis Bitter
Ellis Bitter is a traditional and popular English cider apple, producing a bittersweet juice.
Pollination group: 5
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Frequin Rouge
Frequin Rouge is one of the most important of the traditional French hard-cider apple varieties.
Pollination group: 4
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crab apple tree
Geneva Crab
A large-fruited red-fleshed crab apple, useful for cider blends.
Picking season: Early
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Geneva Tremlett's Bitter
A bittersharp cider apple variety, found at the USDA repository at Geneva, but probably of English origin.
Pollination group: 4
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Gilpin
Gilpin is a traditional American an all-purpose apple, an excellent keeper, useful in the kitchen and for cider too.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Golden Russet
Golden Russet is an antique apple from New York, considered the best-flavored of American russets.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
GoldRush
GoldRush is a modern disease-resistant apple, like Golden Delicious but with a better tart/sweet balance. It is also one of the best new hard-cider varieties.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Harrison
Harrison is a traditional American cider apple, noted for its excellent juice quality.
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Juice
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Awards: Slow Food - Ark of Taste
Cider apple tree
Harry Masters Jersey
Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Pollination group: 4
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crab apple tree
Hewe's Virginia
Also known as Virginia Crab, Hewe's Crab is considered one of the best varieties for cider.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple tree
Hudson's Golden Gem
A large yellow russeted apple with an excellent sweet flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Jonagold
Jonagold is a high quality American apple, with a good balanced sweet/sharp flavor.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
King David
A popular Arkansas variety with a rich southern flavor.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Kingston Black
Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice.
Pollination group: 4
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Lady
A small highly flavored apple variety from France, where it is known as Api. It is thought to be very old.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Major
A traditional English bittersweet hard-cider variety.
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Medaille d'Or
Medaille d'Or is a traditional French cider variety, which produces a full bittersweet juice.
Pollination group: 6
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Mettais
A high-quality traditional French bittersweet cider apple.
Pollination group: 2
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Michelin
Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Pollination group: 4
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Muscadet de Dieppe
A very old French bittersweet cider variety.
Pollination group: 2
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Nehou
An old French bittersweet cider variety.
Pollination group: 2
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Newtown Pippin
In use since the 18th century, Newtown Pippin is a versatile American apple with a good aromatic flavor.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Awards: Slow Food - Ark of Taste
Apple tree
Pink Pearl
Pink Pearl features bright pink flesh, and pink apple blossom.
Picking season: Early
Pollination group: 1
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Porter's Perfection
Porter's Perfection is a 19th century English cider variety producing a bittersharp juice.
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crab apple tree
Puget Spice
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An unusual crab-apple, related to two mainstream apples, and best considered a bittersharp cider apple.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 3
Cider apple tree
Reine des Pommes
A traditional French bittersweet hard cider apple.
Pollination group: 2
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crab apple tree
Roberts Crab
An unusual red-fleshed crab-apple which has large purple fruits. The juice is a claret red colour.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple tree
Roxbury Russet
Roxbury Russet is probably the oldest apple variety originating from North America.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Saint Edmund's Russet
Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Somerset Redstreak
An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.
Pollination group: 5
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Stembridge Cluster
A traditional English bittersweet cider apple from the town of Stembridge in Somerset.
Pollination group: 2
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Stoke Red
A traditional English cider apple producing a bittersharp juice.
Pollination group: 6
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Sweet Coppin
A traditional English cider variety, producing a sweet juice.
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crab apple tree
Transcendent Crab
A large-fruited crab apple, cold-hard, and makes excellent crab-apple jam.
Picking season: Mid
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Vilberie
A traditional French bittersweet cider variety.
Pollination group: 6
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Crab apple tree
Wickson Crab
Wickson crab is a popular crab apple variety which is also useful in cider blends.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Winter Banana
A good quality American apple variety named for its faint banana-like flavor.
Picking season: Very late
Pollination group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple tree
Yarlington Mill
Yarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Pollination group: 5
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
