Mid-Harvest: March-April

Dabinett Apple (tall)

Vintage quality, i.e. well enough balanced in sugar, tannin and acid content to make a single variety cider. An old cider apple which arose in the Martock area Somerset. Believed to have been named after a Mr Dabinett. Possibly a seedling of Chisel...

Foxwhelp Apple (tall)

This is one of the oldest surviving varieties of cider apple; it is first mentioned in John Evelyn's Advertisements Concerning Cider in his work Pomona of 1664. It is usually said to have originated...

Improved Foxwhelp Apple (tall)

From Bulmers, Hereford, England, prior to 1920. One of the premier cider making apples. Mild bittersharp, early. Striped bright red over pale yellow base.Ideal blender, can be biennial. Pollination Group: PG3 Uses: Cider Harvest: March - April Features:...

Somerset Redstreak Apple (tall)

Thought to have originated in the Sutton Montis area of Somerset. As a result of its good performance in a 1917 trial at the National Fruit & Cider Institute together with good orchard performance at Burghill, Hereford, it was subsequently propagated...

Tremlett's Bitter Apple (tall)

Originated in the Exe Valley, Devon. Flowers are very sensitive to frost which may contribute to the trees biennial cropping pattern. Susceptible to scab. Good crop wiith up to 3 weeks storage. Produces a full bittersweet cider. Contains public...

Yarlington Mill Apple (tall)

Originated in the village of Yarlington, North Cadbury, Somerset. Medium bittersweet, late mid-season.Large fruit, pinkish-red flush over yellow base.Good commercial cropping habit, can tend to be biennial without skilled pruning.Stores reasonably...