Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Harry Masters Jersey Apple Bareroot

History: Harry Masters Jersey was discovered in the early 1900s at Yarlington Mill (in England) and is thought to be a seedling of Yarlington Mill (the apple variety). It was named after Mr. Masters, a worker at the mill who is thought to have discovered the apple. 

Why We Grow It: Although not the most vigorous of apple trees, the fruit itself boasts a medium-full bittersweet juice of vintage quality with low acid that makes it popular among cider connoisseurs. Harry Masters Jersey also starts producing fruit at a young age.

      $56.50

      Rootstock:
      Size

      10 low in stock

      Fruit Traits:

      Recommended Use: Cider

      Fruit Size:

      Storage: Keeps only a couple weeks when stored in cool, humid conditions

      Harvest: October - Late

      Cider Class (if applicable):

      • Bittersweet

      Class: Bittersweet
      Sugar: Medium, SG 1.056
      Acidity: Low, TA 2 g/L
      Tannins: High, 3.2 g/L
      Taste: Mildly bitter with a fruity aroma, tart and nutty. Taste reminiscent of melon, berries, butterscotch, and pine needles.
      Recommendations: Makes a good single-variety cider
      *Information based on Claude Jolicoeur's The New Cidermaker's Handbook and Washington State University's "Cultivar Performance Gallery"

      Tree Traits:

      Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

      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: Tip-bearing, weak vigor, quite precocious, compact growth habit, tends to bear good crops every other year. Slightly susceptible to scab but resistant to brown rot.

      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.

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