Cider apple trees

Michelin

Michelin

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.

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Michelin cider apple trees for sale

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Bare-root fruit trees (delivery any week Nov 2012 - Feb 2013)

1-year -Bare-root - M116 rootstock
Mature height: Large (2.5m - 3.5m)
£31.00
2-year Standard -Bare-root - M25 rootstock
Mature height: Very large (4.5m+)
£35.00

**All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.

*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime.

Stock availability: Items showing as 'sold out' will probably be available again next season. If you would like to reserve in advance use our enquiry form - this does not commit you to anything.



Growing

  • Cropping: Good
  • Fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
  • Ploidy: Diploid
  • Pollinating others: Average
  • Precocity: Precocious
  • Bearing regularity: Regular
  • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
  • Gardening skill: Easy
  • Vigour: Weak growing
  • Fruit persistence: Fruit drops when ripe

Uses

Identification

  • Fruit colour: Green - light
  • Leaf colour: Green
  • Country of origin: France
  • Period of origin: 1750 - 1799

Climate

  • Suitable for temperate climates

Pollination guide for Michelin cider apple trees

Michelin is self-sterile and needs to be pollinated by another tree of a different variety nearby. Like all cider-apple varieties it can also be pollinated by most other apple varieties or crab-apples flowering at the same time.

Our online pollination checker lists suitable pollination partners for this variety.

More advice about pollination.


How to grow Michelin cider apple trees

A reliable annual cropper, easy to grow.

Planting instructions.

Pruning instructions.


Historical details

Normandy, France - 18th century.

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