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Yarlington Mill cider apple tree

Yarlington Mill
Yarlington Mill is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 5
  • Uses: Hard cider

Yarlington Mill is a heavy-cropping traditional English cider apple variety, and quite widely grown in the English cider-producing regions. It produces a bittersweet juice.

Yarlington Mill cider apple trees for sale

  • 1Dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
    Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
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  • 2Semi-dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
    Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
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  • 3Semi-standard 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
    Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
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How to grow

Yarlington Mill can become a biennial bearer, but this can be controlled by thinning the crop in the "on" year.

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History

Yarlington Mill is named after the town of Yarlington, Somerset, England. It was discovered in the early 20th century.

Yarlington Mill characteristics

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Pollination group5
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Picking seasonVery late
  • UsesHard cider
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • General resistanceAverage
  • FireblightSome susceptibility
  • CankerVery resistant
  • ScabSome susceptibility
  • Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 4 (-34C)
  • Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colorOrange / Red

Similar varieties

  • See also Harry Masters Jersey
    Harry Masters Jersey
    Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.