Court Pendu Plat apple tree

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• Picking season: Late
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 6 One of the latest flowering apples

Court Pendu Plant is a traditional French apple with a pronounced aromatic pear-drop flavor.

Court Pendu Plat apple trees for sale

• Small 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
  Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
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Court Pendu Plat is one of the oldest known apples, dating back to the 1600s and possibly earlier

It has an attractive bi-colored red/orange flushed skin, and the flattened ("plat") shape is quite distinctive.

The flesh is quite dense. The flavor is aromatic with a noticeable fruity peardrop overtone, making it useful in cider blends.

How to grow

The key characteristic of Court Pendu Plat is its very late blooming, which makes it useful for areas with late spring frosts, and for cross-pollinating with other late-blooming varieties.

Court Pendu Plat is cold hardy and, as is often the case with very old apple varieties, has naturally good disease resistance.

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History

France, 16th century.

Court Pendu Plat characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group6 - One of the latest flowering apples
• Pollinating othersAverage
• PloidyDiploid
• Bearing regularityRegular
• Fruit bearingPartial tip-bearer
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• Picking seasonLate
• UsesEating freshJuice
• CroppingGood
• Keeping (of fruit)1-2 months
• Flavor style (apples)Aromatic
• General resistanceGood
• ScabVery resistant
• MildewVery resistant
• Cold hardiness (USDA)(4) -30F / -34C
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originFrance
• Period of origin1600 - 1649
• Fruit colorOrange flush