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Tremlett's Geneva Bitter Apple Bareroot

History: Tremlett's Geneva Bitter (aka Geneva Tremlett's Bitter) come from a tree that was believed to be Tremlett's Bitter, an English cider variety. It was imported to Geneva, New York from England in the 1960s but at some point there was a mix-up and the mistake was only uncovered after many American growers had received scions from the erroneous tree.

Why We Grow It: Although this isn't the traditional bittersweet cider apple popular in England, Tremlett's Geneva Bitter still produces a good quality bittershap cider. Some say it is even better than the original!

        $56.50

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        Fruit Traits:

        Recommended Use: Cider

        Fruit Size: Medium

        Storage: Does not store well

        Harvest: September - Late

        Cider Class (if applicable):

        • Bittersharp

        Class: Bittersharp
        Acidity: Medium to high, TA >4.5 g/L
        Tannins: High, >2 g/L
        Taste: Balanced flavour that has sweetness and acidity along with subtle bitterness
        Recommendations: Can be used in blends or to make a single-variety cider, good for hard cider

        Tree Traits:

        Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4

        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: Weak vigour, spur bearing. Slightly susceptible to fireblight but resistant to scab. Tends to bear biennially.

        Overall Disease Resistance Rating*: Medium

        *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.

        Tremlett's Geneva Bitter Apple

        Tremlett's Geneva Bitter Apple Bareroot

        $56.50

        $56.50

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