List of apple tree varieties for making hard cider

• Uses- Hard cider
• Category- Apple trees
• Category- Cider apple trees
• Category- Crab apple trees

Varieties list

• Apple tree

  Arkansas Black

  

  Arkansas Black is an unusual and attractive apple, used as a winter apple after maturing in a cold store.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Bedan des Parts

  

  A traditional French bittersweet cider variety, with some resistance to fireblight.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 6
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Binet Rouge

  A popular traditional French hard cider variety.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Experienced
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  Bramley's Seedling

  

  Bramley is the essential English cooking and sharp cider apple, famous for its rich tangy acidity.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Uses: Traditional cooker
• Cider apple tree

  Bramtot

  $34.25buy

  • Uses: Hard cider
• Cider apple tree

  Brown Snout

  

  A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • 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.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 5
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Bulmers Norman

  

  A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Experienced
  • 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.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • 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.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Uses: Traditional cooker
• Cider apple tree

  Campfield

  A cold-hardy late-season bittersweet cider variety.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Crab apple tree

  Chestnut Crab

  

  A large-fruited cold-hardy crab-apple.

  $34.25buy

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Gardening skill: Beginner
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Chisel Jersey

  

  Chisel Jersey is a traditional English hard cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 6
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Collaos

  A hard-cider apple variety from Spain.

  $34.25buy

  • Pollination group: 5
  • Uses: Hard cider
• Cider apple tree

  Dabinett

  

  Dabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Beginner
  • Pollination group: 6
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Domaine

  A traditional French bittersharp cider apple variety.

  $34.25buy

  • Uses: Hard cider
• Cider apple tree

  Ellis Bitter

  

  Ellis Bitter is a traditional and popular English cider apple, producing a bittersweet juice.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • 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.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Geneva Tremlett's

  

  A bittersharp cider apple variety, found at the USDA repository at Geneva, but probably of English origin.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  Gilpin

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
  • Pollination group: 5
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
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  Golden Russet

  

  Golden Russet is an antique apple from New York, considered the best-flavored of American russets.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 2
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  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.

  $34.25buy

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
  • Gardening skill: Beginner
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Harrison

  Harrison is a traditional American cider apple, noted for its excellent juice quality.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Harry Masters Jersey

  

  Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • 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.

  $33.25buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
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  Hudson's Golden Gem

  

  A large yellow russeted apple with an excellent sweet flavor.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
  • Gardening skill: Beginner
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  Jonagold

  

  Jonagold is a high quality American apple, with a good balanced sweet/sharp flavor.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  King David

  

  A popular Arkansas variety with a rich southern flavor.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • 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.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Experienced
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  Lady (Api)

  

  A small highly flavored variety from France, where it is known as Api. Thought to be very old.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Major

  

  A traditional English bittersweet hard-cider variety.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Michelin

  

  Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Beginner
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Muscadet de Dieppe

  

  A very old French bittersweet cider variety.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 2
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Nehou

  

  An old French bittersweet cider variety.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 2
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  Newtown Pippin

  

  In use since the 18th century, Newtown Pippin is a versatile American apple with a good aromatic flavor.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Uses: Traditional cooker
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  Pink Pearl

  

  Pink Pearl features bright pink flesh, and pink apple blossom.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Early
  • Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
  • Gardening skill: Experienced
  • Pollination group: 1
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  Pomme Gris

  $33.75buy

  • Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
• Cider apple tree

  Porter's Perfection

  

  Porter's Perfection is a 19th century English cider variety producing a bittersharp juice.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Crab apple tree

  Puget Spice®

  An unusual crab-apple, related to two mainstream apples, and best considered a bittersharp cider apple.

  $34.25buy

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
• Cider apple tree

  Reine des Pommes

  A traditional French bittersweet hard cider apple.

  $34.25buy

  • Uses: Hard cider
• Crab apple tree

  Roberts Crab

  An unusual red-fleshed crab-apple which has large purple fruits. The juice is a claret red colour.

  $34.25buy

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Gardening skill: Beginner
  • Pollination group: 2
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
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  Roxbury Russet

  

  Roxbury Russet is probably the oldest apple variety originating from North America.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  Saint Edmund's Russet

  

  Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
  • Gardening skill: Beginner
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Somerset Redstreak

  

  An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • 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.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • 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.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • 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.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Vilberie

  

  A traditional French bittersweet cider variety.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Experienced
  • 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.

  $33.25buy

  • Picking season: Late
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 2
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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  Winter Banana

  

  A good quality American apple variety named for its faint banana-like flavor.

  $33.75buy

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Uses: Juice
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Cider apple tree

  Yarlington Mill

  

  Yarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.

  $34.25buy

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 5
  • Uses: Hard cider
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile