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Sweet Coppin cider apple trees

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Sweet Coppin apples
Sweet Coppin is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 3
  • Uses: Hard cider

A traditional English cider variety, producing a sweet juice.

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  • Semi-standard, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95 Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
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All about Sweet Coppin cider apple trees

Sweet Coppin is a good quality traditional English cider variety, producing a sweet juice which is low in tannin and acid. It is therefore a good variety for providing sweetness to tannic or sharp blends.

How to grow

Sweet Coppin is a weak-growing, heavy-cropping variety - a combination that invariably leads to biennial bearing in cider apples. Counter this by thinning the fruitlets to prevent it setting an over-heavy crop.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

History

Sweet Coppin originates from the south-western English county of Devon.

Sweet Coppin characteristics

  • What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Sweet Coppin?Average
  • Is Sweet Coppin self-fertile?Not self-fertile
  • What flowering group is Sweet Coppin?3
  • Is Sweet Coppin good for pollinating others?Average
  • What season do you pick Sweet Coppin?Very late
  • UsesHard cider
  • How long can you keep Sweet Coppin in a fridge?1-3 days
  • What is the overall disease resistance of Sweet Coppin?Average
  • Is Sweet Coppin resistant to powdery mildew?Some susceptibility
  • What is the USDA hardiness zone for Sweet Coppin?Zone 5 (-29C)
  • Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
  • Where does Sweet Coppin originate from?United Kingdom
  • When was Sweet Coppin first introduced?1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colorGreen / Red

This variety description was produced by Orange Pippin staff from first-hand research. Last checked: 15-May-2026.

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