heritage cider apple
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Dwarf Somerset Redstreak cider apple
Originating in Somerset, Somerset Redstreak cider apple is a mild bittersweet apple. This means it should have gentle tannins with little acidity and a fruity taste, producing light and fruity cider. Ripens: March Pollinate with: Kingston Black, Sweet Coppin, Freyburg, Fuji, Gala Type: Bittersweet
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Somerset Redstreak cider apple
Originating in Somerset, Somerset Redstreak cider apple is a mild bittersweet apple. This means it should have gentle tannins with little acidity and a fruity taste, producing light and fruity cider. Ripens: March Pollinate with: Kingston Black, Sweet Coppin,Freyburg, Fuji, Gala Type: Bittersweet
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Yarlington Mill cider apple
Yarlington Mill cider apple bears smallish fruit, yellow skinned, starts cropping very early in its life, is self fertile, and described as being “possibly the doyenne of cider apples”, harvest midseason, the tree was originally found growing out of a wall next to the wheel of an old English mill, and soon rose to prominence due to its heavy cropping. Ripens: April Pollinate with: partially self fertile, Breakwell's Seedling, Red Braeburn, Beauty of Bath, Vista Bella
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Bulmer’s Norman cider apple
Coming out of France in the 1800’s, Bulmer's Norman cider apple, the fruit are fairly large, with light green skin, and soft flesh, harvests midseason, makes a bittersweet cider, good quantities of juice per kilo of fruit. Ripens: Feb/March Pollinate with: Yarlington Mill, Breakwell's Seedling, Red Braeburn, Beauty of Bath, Vista Bella Type: Bittersweet
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Brown Snout cider apple
Brown Snout cider apple produces a mild to medium bittersweet juice of good quality. It is a traditional variety originating from Herefordshire during the mid 19th century. Its late flowering habit makes it a useful variety for growing in low lying areas or frost pockets. Greenish yellow fruit develops a distinct brown russet patch around the base of the otherwise green fruit - hence the name, makes a bittersweet cider, harvests mid to late season, good pollinator for others Ripens: April Pollinate with: Self fertile - sets good crops on its own Type: Bittersweet