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Fruit - Cider Apples
Dreaming of your own micro-cidery in the garage or lean-to? While many apples can be used to make cider these special cider varieties are bred for the particular characteristics that provide depth and complexity to the finished brew. These are guaranteed favourites in the cider-making world.
Many of our trees are available on various rootstocks to suit small or larger gardens and we list the pollination group of every variety to make it easy for you to choose.
Bareroot apple trees | December to March
Most of our apple trees are sold in bareroot form from December to March. You can learn more about the differences between bareroot and potted plants and about getting started growing fruit in our advice section.
Potted apple trees | all year round
Potted apple trees are available at different times throughout the rest of the year, but the best selection, and the best time to plant, is in spring (April to June). Outside of these times our selection is more limited.
Grow It Bio™ Fruit | Organic Plant Food
€0.00
Grow It Bio™ Fruit | Organic Plant Food Grow It Bio™ Fruit is a certified Organic Fruit feed that is rich in nutrients, trace elements and vitamins. This feed promotes microbiological life, improves soil structure and enriches the soil, giving healthier plants and higher yields. A family owned Irish company. BenefitsRich in trace elementsFeeds...
Neudorff Prune & Seal
Neudorff Prune & Seal
€14.00
Neudorff Prune & Seal Seals exposed wood after pruning for quick wound recovery; This physical barrier protects against ingress of harmful pests and disease; Suitable for all fruit and ornamental trees; Ready to use brush pack; Suitable for organic gardening. Apply evenly over the cut surface so that a thin covering is achieved, ensur...
Neudorff Pyrol Bug & Larvae Killer
€10.00
Neudorff Pyrol Bug & Larvae Killer Approved by Organic Farmers & Growers Association, the unique formulation of Pyrol Bug & Larvae Killer controls a wide range of harmful pests including aphids, whitefly, greenfly, spider mites, mealy bugs, scale insects, leaf hoppers and thrips. It also acts on the eggs and larvae of the insects t...
Ocean Leaves Liquid Seaweed Extract
Ocean Leaves Liquid Seaweed Extract
€8.00
Ocean Leaves Liquid Seaweed Extract Ocean Leaves® Liquid Seaweed Extract is made using cold-processed, hand-harvested Irish seaweed. It can be used on fruit, vegetables, flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns. Induces yield increases, enhances plant health & plant quality Increases plant tolerance to, and recovery from abiotic stresses Enhances...
Ocean Leaves, Irish Liquid Seaweed Extract with IRON
€13.50
Ocean Leaves, Irish Liquid Seaweed Extract with IRON Ocean Leaves® Liquid Seaweed Extract + Iron is made using cold-processed, hand-harvested Irish seaweed and has been fortified with Iron (2% EDTA Chelated Iron (fe) w/w). It can be used on fruit, vegetables, flowers and lawns, and is recommended for ericaceous and acid-loving plants. It is used...
Rootgrow - Mycorrhizal Fungi
Rootgrow - Mycorrhizal Fungi
€5.00
Rootgrow - Mycorrhizal Fungi RHS Empathy rootgrow™ contains mycorrhizal fungi which naturally increase nutrient and water uptake by forming a highly efficient secondary root system. It is completely natural and plant-friendly fungi suitable for use on flowering plants, trees, shrubs and edibles. One application will support a plant for its entir...
Apple Ashmead's Kernel
Apple Ashmead's Kernel
€18.00
Apple Ashmead's Kernel A 17th century russet apple, popular for its it's unusual pear like flavour. A good eater that can be cooked and is gaining popularity for its juice, which adds an interesting fruity component to cider. Ashmead's Kernel apples are slightly smaller than average and the shape can be slightly irregular. It is relatively disea...
Apple Camelot
Apple Camelot
€18.00
Apple Camelot An old cider apple, discovered in Somerset in the mid-19th century. The apples are small, yellow, striped with red, the flavour is mild and bitter-sharp, best mixed with other varieties when making cider. Apple Camelot is a fairly vigorous tree, very healthy, with particularly good scab resistance, so particularly suitable for org...
Apple Chisel Jersey
Apple Chisel Jersey
€18.00
Apple Chisel Jersey An old variety of cider apple from Somerset, dating back to the late 19th century. Medium-sized, unevenly-shaped, greenish-brown apples with a crimson flush, giving a strong, bittersweet juice high in tannin and sugar, best blended with a sweeter variety. Apple Chisel Jersey is a vigorous, upright tree, and a spur-bearer. Ver...
Apple Dabinett
Apple Dabinett
€18.00
Apple Dabinett In the early 20th century, a William Dabinett found this apple, named Dabinett after him, as a chance seedling in a Somerset hedgerow, since when it has become very widely grown for its excellent cider and ease of cultivation. Small, green, aromatic apples, sometimes flushed or flecked with red, produce a bitter-sweet juice of suc...
Apple Dunkerton Late Sweet
Apple Dunkerton Late Sweet
€18.00
Apple Dunkerton Late Sweet Discovered by a Mr. Dunkerton as a seedling in his Somerset orchard in the 1940s, Apple Dunkerton Late Sweet is a cider apple which produces a light, sweet, fruity cider, low in acid and tannin. The fruit is small and yellowish-green with a light flush of red; the flesh is greenish-yellow and firm. Moderately vigorous ...
Apple Gibbon Russet
Apple Gibbon Russet
€18.00
Apple Gibbon Russet An Irish heritage variety of dessert apple, Gibbon Russet was grown for cider in Kilkenny, Cork and Meath since the end of the 19th century. Round, firm, medium-sized apples, yellow, dotted and streaked with russet; white flesh, crisp, well-flavoured and sweet. Gibbon Russet makes a well-shaped tree and reliable cropper, very...
Apple Herefordshire Redstreak
€18.00
Apple Herefordshire Redstreak An ancient – and famous – cider apple, Apple Herefordshire Redstreak was raised on Lord Scudamore’s Herefordshire estate in the early 17th century from a pip he brought back from France. The fruits are medium-sized and green, characteristically streaked with red, producing a reddish, bitter-sharp juice, high in tann...
Apple Kingston Black
Apple Kingston Black
€18.00
Cider Apple Kingston Black One of the few apples that can be used for a single-varietal cider, Malus domestica Kingston Black was bred in Kingston, Somerset in the 19th century. The fruit is comparatively small, almost completely flushed a very deep maroon-red; it produces an aromatic, well-balanced, bitter-sharp juice with a lovely, distinctiv...
Apple Michelin
Apple Michelin
€25.00
Apple Michelin Raised in Normandy in the late 19th century, Apple Michelin is a mid-season bitter-sweet cider apple. The fruit is medium-sized and green; the juice is low in acidity but high in sugars and tannins, and mainly used for blending. Small tree, coming early into bearing; a spur-bearer. Very heavy and reliable cropper, grown commercial...
Apple Somerset Redstreak
Apple Somerset Redstreak
€18.00
Apple Somerset Redstreak Dating back to the early 20th century, Apple Somerset Redstreak is still one of the main commercial English bittersweet cider apples. The fruit is medium-sized and glossy red, with bittersweet juice with soft tannins, useable for single vintage cider, or for blending with more astringent apples. Apple Somerset Redstreak ...
Apple Sweet Pethyre
Apple Sweet Pethyre
€18.00
Apple Sweet Pethyre Mild Bittersweet cider apple, possibly from Somerset. Apple Sweet Pethyre has good disease resistance. The fruits are large and not very attractive having a dirty looking green colour skin but the flavour of the juice compensates this. Site: Some shelter; needs a sunny siteSoil: Any reasonably well drained, fertile soilPositi...
Apple Three Counties
Apple Three Counties
€18.00
Apple Three Counties A new variety of early bittersweet cider apple, Apple Three Counties was selected in the Long Ashton breeding programme. The fruit is medium-sized and green lightly streaked orange-red. The juice is sweet with low acidity and an astringent quality. Apple Three Counties is a vigorous tree with a good central leader habit; it ...
Apple Yarlington Mill
Apple Yarlington Mill
€18.00
Apple Yarlington Mill An excellent variety of late cider apple, Apple Yarlington Mill was discovered in Somerset at the beginning of the 20th century, and is widely grown in commercial orchards. The fruit is medium-sized and green flushed with orange-red; the flesh is firm and good for pressing. The juice is sweet to bitter-sweet, with a lovely ...
Pear Gin
Pear Gin
€18.00
Perry Pear Gin A very old perry variety from Gloucestershire, Pyrus communis Gin is used for high quality, mild-bittersharp perry with a flowery aroma and medium acid and tannin levels. Forming a slightly vigorous, spreading, spur-bearing tree, it’s a good cropper, though as it has a biennial tendency, it’s advisable to thin pears early. Perry p...