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Michelin cider apple trees

Malus domestica
Michelin
Michelin is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.

Michelin cider apple trees for sale

Bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root tree M116 rootstock £35.50< 5 in stock
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  • BR22-year bare-root tree M116 rootstock £46.00
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  • BR31-year bare-root tree MM111 rootstock £34.95
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR42-year bare-root tree MM111 rootstock £43.50
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  • BR51-year bare-root tree M25 rootstock £35.50
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Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from week commencing 11th December onwards where these items are showing as in stock.

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95. It is calculated when you add trees to your basket, based on your postcode.

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Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.

Cider apple varieties tend to remain in use primarily in their area of origin but Michelin was imported to England in the 19th century and as a result has become popular in English-speaking cider regions as well.

How to grow

A reliable annual cropper, easy to grow. It is usually considered self-sterile but in practice seems to be partially self-fertile.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

History

Normandy, France - 18th century.

Michelin characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
  • Flowering group4
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • PloidyDiploid
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
  • WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators

Using

  • Picking monthNovember
  • Picking seasonLate
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • Food usesHard cider
  • Juice styleBittersweet (cider)

Problems

  • Disease resistanceAverage
  • ScabSome resistance

Identification

  • Country of originFrance
  • Period of origin1750 - 1799
  • Fruit colourGreen - light
  • Fruit sizeSmall

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