Binet Rouge cider apple trees

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• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 4
• Uses: Hard cider

A popular traditional French hard cider variety.

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Binet Rouge cider apple trees for sale

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• 1Dwarf, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95 Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
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All about Binet Rouge cider apple trees

Binet Rouge is a traditional small French hard cider apple. It is one of the varieties authorised for use in the production of cider classified in the "appellation d'origine controlee" of the Pays Auge, in the region of Normandy.

It is not the easiest of varieties to grow, but it produces a very high quality bittersweet juice.

How to grow

Binet Rouge is a weak-growing but relatively heavy-cropping variety, and well-known as a biennial bearer. It is important to prevent it setting too much fruit in the "on" year.

In traditional French orchards production on mature trees will be in the range 20-30 tonnes per hectare, which is slightly below the average for French cider varieties.

Binet Rouge flowers over a long period and is a useful pollinator of other varieties.

Binet Rouge is regarded as susceptible to fireblight,mildew and scab in French orchards, and resistant to canker - but the mild temperate climate of north-western France is quite different to the continental climate of much of the USA.

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Binet Rouge characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Binet Rouge?Experienced
• Is Binet Rouge self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Binet Rouge?4
• Is Binet Rouge good for pollinating others?Good
• What season do you pick Binet Rouge?Very late
• UsesHard cider
• How long can you keep Binet Rouge in a fridge?2-3 weeks
• What is the overall disease resistance of Binet Rouge?Average
• How resistant is Binet Rouge to fire blight?Very susceptible
• How resistant is Binet Rouge to canker?Very resistant
• Is Binet Rouge resistant to scab?Some susceptibility
• Is Binet Rouge resistant to powdery mildew?Very susceptible
• What is the USDA hardiness zone for Binet Rouge?Zone 5 (-29C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
• Where does Binet Rouge originate from?France