Porter's Perfection cider apple tree

• Gardening skill: Average
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 3
• Uses: Hard cider
• List of other varieties that will pollinate Porter's Perfection

Porter's Perfection is a 19th century English cider variety producing a bittersharp juice. The juice quality is very good, but it is best used as a blend with other varieties.

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Porter's Perfection cider apple trees for sale

• 1Small 1-year bare-root tree $34.25
  Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
  G.11 rootstock
  

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• 2Medium 1-year bare-root tree $34.25
  Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
  G.210 rootstock
  

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How to grow

Porter's Perfection can lapse into bienneial bearing with age. This can be addressed by heavily thinning the fruitlets in late spring in the "on" year. However in other respects this is an easy tree to grow, and one of the more disease-resistant of English cider varieties.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

Historical details

Somerset, England - 19th century.

Porter's Perfection characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Pollination group3
• Pollinating othersAverage
• PloidyDiploid
• Bearing regularityBiennial tendency
• Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
• Picking seasonLate
• UsesHard cider
• CroppingHeavy
• Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
• Juice styleBittersharp (cider)
• General resistanceGood
• CankerSome resistance
• ScabSome resistance
• Cold hardiness (USDA)(5) -20F / -29C
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Period of origin1800 - 1849
• Fruit colorOrange flush
• Fruit sizeAverage