Stembridge Cluster cider apple trees

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• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 2
• Uses: Hard cider

A traditional English bittersweet cider apple from the town of Stembridge in Somerset.

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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 Stembridge Cluster cider apple trees

A traditional English hard cider apple from the town of Stembridge in Somerset.

Stembridge Cluster produces a full bittersweet juice.

How to grow

Like many English cider varieties, Stembridge Cluster has a tendency towards biennial bearing - in fact if you want to learn how to tame biennialism then Stembridge Cluster is the ideal variety to practice on. The key to managing it is to make sure it never over-crop, by ruthlessly thinning out the fruitlets in late spring.

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Stembridge Cluster characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Stembridge Cluster?Average
• Is Stembridge Cluster self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Stembridge Cluster?2
• Is Stembridge Cluster good for pollinating others?Average
• What season do you pick Stembridge Cluster?Late
• UsesHard cider
• How long can you keep Stembridge Cluster in a fridge?2-3 weeks
• What is the overall disease resistance of Stembridge Cluster?Average
• How resistant is Stembridge Cluster to canker?Very susceptible
• What is the USDA hardiness zone for Stembridge Cluster?Zone 4 (-34C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
• Where does Stembridge Cluster originate from?United Kingdom
• When was Stembridge Cluster first introduced?1900 - 1949
• Flesh colorCream
• Fruit colorGreen / Red