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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 making your own hard-cider.

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  • Amere de Berthencourt cider apple trees
    Amere de Berthencourt is a traditional French bittersweet cider apple.
    • Pollination group: 2
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Arkansas Black apple trees
    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

  • Bedan des Parts cider apple trees
    A traditional French bittersweet cider variety, with some resistance to fireblight.
    • Pollination group: 6
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • A popular traditional French hard cider variety.
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Bramley's Seedling apple trees
    Bramley is the essential English cooking and sharp cider apple, famous for its rich tangy acidity.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Bramtot is a traditional French hard cider variety, with a bittersweet juice.
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Brown Snout cider apple trees
    A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.
    • Pollination group: 6
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Brown's Apple cider apple trees
    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

  • Bulmers Norman cider apple trees
    A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Burgundy apple trees
    A mid-season apple variety with a good flavor, and good for juicing.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Calville Blanc apple trees
    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

  • A cold-hardy late-season bittersweet cider variety.
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Chestnut Crab crab apple trees
    A large-fruited cold-hardy crab-apple.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Chisel Jersey cider apple trees
    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

  • A hard-cider apple variety from Spain.
    • Pollination group: 5
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Dabinett cider apple trees
    Dabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
    • Pollination group: 6
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

  • Domaine is a traditional French bittersharp cider apple variety.
    • Pollination group: 2
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Doux Normandie cider apple trees
    Doux Normandie is a traditional French cider variety from Normandie, producing a sweet juice.
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Ellis Bitter cider apple trees
    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

  • Fenouillet Gris apple trees
    Fenouillet Gris is an old French apple variety, noted for its aniseed flavors.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Franklin is a new hard-cider variety, with a bittersharp juice, which can also be eaten fresh.
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Uses: Juice
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Frequin Rouge cider apple trees
    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

  • A large-fruited red-fleshed crab apple, useful for cider blends.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile

  • Geneva Tremlett's Bitter cider apple trees
    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

  • 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

  • Golden Russet apple trees
    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

  • GoldRush apple trees
    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

  • 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

  • Harry Masters Jersey cider apple trees
    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

  • Herefordshire Redstreak cider apple trees
    Herefordshire Redstreak is an old English cider apple variety which produces a bittersharp juice.
    • Pollination group: 5
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Hewe's Virginia crab apple trees
    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

  • Hudson's Golden Gem apple trees
    A large yellow russeted apple with an excellent sweet flavor.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Jonagold apple trees
    Jonagold is a high quality American apple, with a good balanced sweet/sharp flavor.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • King David apple trees
    A popular Arkansas variety with a rich southern flavor.
    • Picking season: Very late
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Kingston Black cider apple trees
    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

  • Lady apple trees
    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

  • Major cider apple trees
    A traditional English bittersweet hard-cider variety.
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Medaille d'Or cider apple trees
    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

  • A high-quality traditional French bittersweet cider apple.
    • Pollination group: 2
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Michelin cider apple trees
    Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile

  • Muscadet de Dieppe cider apple trees
    A very old French bittersweet cider variety.
    • Pollination group: 2
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Nehou cider apple trees
    An old French bittersweet cider variety.
    • Pollination group: 2
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Newtown Pippin apple trees
    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

  • Pink Pearl apple trees
    Pink Pearl features bright pink flesh, and pink apple blossom.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Pollination group: 1
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Porter's Perfection cider apple trees
    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

  • Puget Spice crab apple trees
    An unusual crab-apple, related to two mainstream apples, and best considered a bittersharp cider apple.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Pollination group: 3

  • A traditional French bittersweet hard cider apple.
    • Pollination group: 2
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Roberts Crab crab apple trees
    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

  • Roxbury Russet apple trees
    Roxbury Russet is probably the oldest apple variety originating from North America.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Pollination group: 4
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Saint Edmund's Russet apple trees
    Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile

  • Saint Martin is a traditional French bittersweet cider apple.
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Uses: Eating fresh
    • Uses: Culinary
    • Uses: Juice
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Uses: Dual purpose

  • Somerset Redstreak cider apple trees
    An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.
    • Pollination group: 5
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Stembridge Cluster cider apple trees
    A traditional English bittersweet cider apple from the town of Stembridge in Somerset.
    • Pollination group: 2
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Stoke Red cider apple trees
    A traditional English cider apple producing a bittersharp juice.
    • Pollination group: 6
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Sweet Coppin cider apple trees
    A traditional English cider variety, producing a sweet juice.
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Tom Putt cider apple trees
    An old traditional English cider variety with a sharp juice, which can also be used for cooking.
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Uses: Culinary
    • Uses: Juice
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Uses: Traditional cooker

  • A large-fruited crab apple, cold-hard, and makes excellent crab-apple jam.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Pollination group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

  • Vilberie cider apple trees
    A traditional French bittersweet cider variety.
    • Pollination group: 6
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile

  • Wickson Crab crab apple trees
    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

  • Winter Banana apple trees
    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

  • Yarlington Mill cider apple trees
    Yarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
    • Pollination group: 5
    • Uses: Hard cider
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile