Michelin

A popular medium bittersweet cider apple from France.

Origin: France, 1872

Pollination: Michelin is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

British-grown All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

Michelin apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price
Maiden	M9Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	MM106Semi-vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	MM111Vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	M25Very vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Michelin apple trees

Use	Cider
Colour	Green
Flavour	Bittersweet
Fruit size	Small
Picking time	Oct
Season of use	Oct-Nov
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Disease resistance	Canker - Susceptible Mildew - Susceptible
Special features	Good for Cider
Pollination date	15
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners