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Porter's Perfection Apple Bareroot

History: Porter's Perfection originated in Somerset in the UK some time in the 1800s. It became extremely popular in England although its popularity began to wane following the 1910s. It is still grown today but not as commonly as it once was. It shows promising results in the North American climate, unlike some other European cider cultivars.

Why We Grow It: This English cider apple produces a medium bittersharp cider. It has done well in different studies in Ontario with the Vineland Research Station with regards to juice composition, disease resistance and overall performance. The tree is a heavy cropper and grows vigorously.

    $56.50

    Rootstock:
    Size

    29 in stock

    Fruit Traits:

    Recommended Use: Cider

    Fruit Size: Medium; often conjoined

    Storage: Does not store well

    Harvest: October - Mid

    Cider Class (if applicable):

    • Bittersharp

    Class: Bittersharp
    Sugar: High, SG 1.060
    Acidity: Very high, TA 15 g/L
    Tannins: Medium, 3 g/L
    Juice Yield: Medium, 253 m/L
    Taste: Low astringency
    Recommendations: Can be made into a single-variety cider but it is best in blends
    *Information based on Claude Jolicoeur's The New Cidermaker's Handbook and Washington State University's "Cultivar Performance Gallery"

    Tree Traits:

    Canadian Hardiness Zone: 3

    Soil Preferance: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring. Generally quite adaptable to different soil conditions.

    Flowering Time: Middle

    Bloom Colour: White

    Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different apple variety that blooms around the same time

    Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

    General Growth Habit: Vigorous, tends to have heavy crops every other year, tends to produce fused fruits, spur bearing. Resistant to scab and brown rot. Produces nice clean fruit in our test orchard.

    Overall Disease Resistance Rating*: High

    *this rating is combined with our experience growing in our test orchards combined with already available information on the cultivar.

    Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

    Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

    We have simplified our crop inventory for grafted fruit trees into two sizes:

    1m+ Grade: this often has some feathering, and is measured including the rootstock.

    50-80cm Grade: this is like a 'b-grade' tree, sometimes with minor scaring or bent, these trees are priced accordingly.

    Porter's Perfection Apple

    Porter's Perfection Apple Bareroot

    $56.50

    $56.50

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