Medaille d'Or

A small russet cider apple producing a full bittersweet cider.

Origin: France, 1884

Pollination: Medaille d'Or is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Medaille d'Or

Medaille d'Or was raised in Rouen in France and introduced to England in 1884. A small to medium sized fruit with russeted yellow and orange skin. Produces a sweet, heavily astringent juice which ferments to a full bittersweet cider often with high alcohol content. Heavy cropping, spreading tree.

Characteristics of Medaille d'Or apple trees

Use	Cider
Colour	Russet
Flavour	Bittersweet
Fruit size	Small
Picking time	Nov
Season of use	Nov
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Disease resistance	Scab - Resistant
Pollination date	30
Pollination group	H
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners