Wanted: apple tree for cider apples

[Stan79]

Hi folks,

I'm after one or two apple trees to grow apples specifically for cider. Does anyone have any recommendations of varieties and suppliers?

Many thanks,

Stan

[zazen999]

Cider Apples | National Association of Cider Makers

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[Alison]

We use any apples we can get hold of, most from the sides of country roofs

[Alison]

Or ROADS even! Doh, I hate phone keyboards.....

[FB.]

Cider production requires a lot of apples. To get a lot of apples you need a lot of trees, or you need a couple of very big mature trees.

One of our members (yummersetter) recently posted:

".....The Coat Jerseys I planted twenty years ago will now give me a barrow load of fruit each. They were on M25. ...."

Apple trees grow relatively slowly, so you'll need to be patient while waiting for a couple of larger trees to get up to size, unless you plant lots of semi-dwarf trees.

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[yummersetter]

It looks as if there's a market for pick-your-own cider apples.

With my juicing dessert apples I get about ten litres of juice from a wheelbarrowful of apples. I don't do the cider apples myself but give them to the village scrumpy makers.

[boundtothesoil]

Hi folks,

I'm after one or two apple trees to grow apples specifically for cider. Does anyone have any recommendations of varieties and suppliers?

Tom Putt might be worth considering as it is a pretty old west country variety used for cider, cooking and eating. I have a large tree, planted 15 years ago, and it yields heavily with large fruit every year without fail. However, it suffers from scab and is prone to Codling Moth, not that this is much of a problem for cider making. It is a very vigorous arching-branched grower (triploid variety).

[Paulieb]

I'm after one or two apple trees to grow apples specifically for cider. Does anyone have any recommendations of varieties and suppliers?Stan

Check out the FAQ's on here. Should give you a few pointers,

Frequently Asked Questions (Trees, Orchards & Cider)

[northepaul]

I was going to say Tom Putt! They are lovely eaters too!