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Somerset Redstreak cider apple trees

Malus domestica
Somerset Redstreak is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 5

A traditional English cider apple producing a bittersweet juice. Somerset Redstreak is one of the main commercial cider varieties planted in England.

Somerset Redstreak cider apple trees for sale

Bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root treeM116 rootstock£35.50
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  • BR22-year bare-root treeM116 rootstock£46.00
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  • BR31-year bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£34.95
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR42-year bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£46.00
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR51-year bare-root treeMM111 rootstock£34.95
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR62-year bare-root treeMM111 rootstock£43.50
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR71-year bare-root treeM25 rootstock£35.50
    Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)
  • BR82-year (1.75m) bare-root treeM25 rootstock£46.95
    Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)

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Tree specification

Photos of trees as supplied | Tree sizes and forms

Pre-ordering

Pre-order now for delivery in September 2025

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

Growing and Training

Somerset Redstreak is slightly prone to biennial bearing, fruiting more heavily in alternate years. This can be controlled by heavier thinning in the "on" year.

It ripens slightly ahead of the main late-season cider varieties.

Recommended pollinators for Somerset Redstreak cider apple trees

Somerset Redstreak is not self-fertile, so you will need another different but compatible variety planted nearby in order to produce fruit. The following varieties are good pollinators for Somerset Redstreak. If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us. More pollinators >

  • Pollinator Comtesse de Paris
    Comtesse de Paris
    Comtesse de Paris can be considered as an improved Golden Hornet. It features the same white blossom and persistent yellow fruitlets, but grows with a better form.
  • Pollinator Golden Hornet
    Golden Hornet
    Malus Golden Hornet is a traditional white blossom crab apple, with persistent yellow fruits.
  • Pollinator Brown's Apple
    Brown's Apple
    Brown's Apple is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a sharp juice.
  • Pollinator Red Foxwhelp
    Red Foxwhelp
    Red Foxwhelp also known as Herefordshire Redstreak, is an old English cider apple variety which produces a dull red bittersweet juice.
  • Pollinator Tremlett's Bitter
    Tremlett's Bitter
    Tremlett's Bitter is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
  • Pollinator Yarlington Mill
    Yarlington Mill
    Yarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.

History

England, early 20th century.


Somerset Redstreak characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group5
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates

Using

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

Problems

  • Disease resistanceAverage
  • Scab (Apple and Pear)Some resistance

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1900 - 1949
  • Blossom colourPink - light
  • Fruit colourOrange / RedRed striped

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More about cider apple trees

In England and France there is a tradition of breeding apple varieties specifically for the production of cider. These varieties are generally not edible, but are grown for the qualities of their juice.

Cider production usually relies on a blend of different cider apples, and cider varieties are divided into four groups on the characteristics of the juice they produce:

  Sweeter Sharper
Higher tannin Bitter sweet Bitter sharp
Lower tannin Sweet Sharp

Some mainstream apple varieties can also be used for cider production or in cider blends, and some crab apples are also useful for cider blends.


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