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Tremlett's Bitter cider apple trees

Malus domestica
Tremlett's Bitter

Tremlett's Bitter is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.

Tremlett's Bitter cider apple trees for sale

Bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root tree M25 rootstock £19.95
    Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)

How to grow

The blossom has some frost resistance.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

History

Devon, England - 19th century.

Tremlett's Bitter characteristics

Growing

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

Using

  • Picking seasonLate
  • CroppingGood
  • Food usesHard cider
  • Juice styleBittersweet (cider)

Problems

    Climate

      Identification

      • Country of originUnited Kingdom
      • Period of origin1850 - 1899
      • Fruit colourOrange / Red