Spring 2024
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Cider apple trees
Cider can be made from any apple juice and is often made from a mixture of juices of different kinds of apple. Cider apples have a high tannin content which improves the quality of the cider but gives them a bitter taste which means that they cannot be used for other purposes.
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1
Blanc Sur
Graft to order
A crisp sharp apple with some sweetness, keeps shaped when cooked.
2
Brown Snout
Graft to order
A medium bittersweet cider apple.
3
Brown's Apple
Graft to order
A full sharp cider apple.
4
Chisel Jersey
Pre-order from May
An old full bittersweet Somerset cider apple.
5
Cider Lady's Finger
Pre-order from May
A mild sharp cider apple probably originating in South West England.
6
Dabinett
Pre-order from May
An bittersweet old Somerset cider apple.
7
Ellis Bitter
Pre-order from May
A traditional medium bittersweet cider apple widely grown in the West Country.
8
Fenouillet Gris
Graft to order
9
Foxwhelp (Broxwood)
Pre-order from May
A tradional bittersharp vintage West Country cider apple.
10
Harry Masters Jersey
Pre-order from May
A West Country cider apple producing a full bitter sweet cider
11
Herefordshire Redstreak
Graft to order
A 17th century cider apple which produces a pink cider.
12
Kingston Black
Pre-order from May
The most popular of the cider apples.
13
Langworthy
Graft to order
A Devonshire cider apple also known as Wyatt's Seedling
14
Medaille d'Or
Pre-order from May
A small russet cider apple producing a full bittersweet cider.
15
Medaille d'Or
Pre-order from May
A small russet cider apple producing a full bittersweet cider.
16
Michelin
Graft to order
A popular medium bittersweet cider apple from France.
17
Morgan Sweet
Pre-order from May
An early ripening sweet cider apple.
18
Northwood
Graft to order
An old apple thought to have originated from Devon.
19
Slack Ma Girdle
Pre-order from May
A popular old cider apple.
20
Somerset Redstreak
Graft to order
A bittersweet cider apple from Somerset
21
Stoke Red
Graft to order
A traditional West Country medium bittersharp cider apple.
22
Tom Putt
Pre-order from May
An old apple widely grown for cider and cooking until the early 1900's.
23
Tremlett's Bitter
Pre-order from May
A full bitter traditional West Country cider apple.
24
Wickson Crab
Graft to order
An unusually sweet sharp crab apple from Northern California good for cider making.
25
Yarlington Mill
Graft to order
A traditional Somerset cider apple producing a medium bittersweet cider.