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List of traditional English hard-cider apple varieties
A selection of traditional cider apples used for hard-cider production in England.
19 varieties
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Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Category
- Cider apple trees
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Categories
Apples
17
For the northern states
2
For the south-eastern states
1
Cider
19
Crab-apples
2
Pears
1
Perry pears
6
Plums
2
European plums
2
Stock availability
All
19
In stock
14
Not in stock
5
Rootstocks
Dwarf
8
?
Semi-dwarf
11
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Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
1
Average
16
Experienced
2
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
1
Partially self-fertile
Not self-fertile
18
Pollination group
?
1
2
1
3
6
4
3
5
5
6
4
Pollinating others
?
Good
1
Average
12
Poor
4
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
1
Mid
2
Late
7
Very late
9
Uses
Eating fresh
Culinary
2
Traditional cooker
2
Dual purpose
Juice
2
Hard cider
19
Drying
Keeping (of fruit)
?
1-3 days
1
1 week
2-3 weeks
13
1-2 months
3 months or more
1
Disease resistance
General resistance
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Good
4
Average
10
Poor
1
Fireblight
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
5
Very susceptible
1
Canker
?
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
1
Scab
?
Very resistant
3
Some resistance
5
Some susceptibility
4
Very susceptible
1
Cedar apple rust
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Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Mildew
?
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Climate
Cold hardiness (USDA)
?
Zone 3 (-40F)
1
Zone 4 (-30F)
9
Zone 5 (-20F)
6
Zone 6 (-10F)
Zone 7 (0F)
Zone 8 (10F)
Summer maximum temperatures
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Cold (< 20C / 67F)
2
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
18
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
4
Hot (>30C / 86F)
1
Chill requirement
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Low-chill
High-chill
1
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
16
Germany
Hungary
Israel
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Russia
South Africa
Spain
1
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
19
United States
2
Period of origin
1500 - 1549
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1
1800 - 1849
4
1850 - 1899
6
1900 - 1949
6
1950 - 1999
2000
Flesh colour
White
4
Cream
1
Golden / Yellow
Pink / Red
Dark red
Fruit color
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
1
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
4
Green / Red
3
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
7
Orange flush
1
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
2
Russet
1
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
1
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Varieties list
Bramley's Seedling
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
Brown Snout
A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.
Pollination group: 6
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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
Bulmers Norman
A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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
Dabinett
Dabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Pollination group: 6
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
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
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
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
Herefordshire Redstreak
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
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
Major
A traditional English bittersweet hard-cider variety.
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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
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
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
Stoke Red
A traditional English cider apple producing a bittersharp juice.
Pollination group: 6
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Sweet Coppin
A traditional English cider variety, producing a sweet juice.
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Hard cider
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Tom Putt
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
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