Marechal Apple

Recommended Use: Cider

Fruit Size: Medium-small

Storage: Does not store well but needs several weeks of bletting before being pressed

Harvest: Late October

Cider Class (if applicable): Class: Bittersweet or Bittersharp
Sugar: Medium, SG 1.046
Acidity: Medium, TA 5.5 g/L (based on Claude Jolicoeur's findings)
Tannins: Medium, 2.3 g/L
Taste: Aromatic
Recommendations: Great addition to cider blends
Note: Normally classified as a bittersweet but Claude Jolicoeur's experience growing Marechal suggests it may be a bittersharp in our colder climate
*Information based on Andrew Lea's "Cider Apple Compositional Data" (2015) and Claude Jolicoeur's experiences with Marechal

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

Soil Preference: 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: Late

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 Habits:

Vigorous with good crops, resistant to brown rot and generally disease resistant

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