Cider apple variety: Tremlett’s Bitter
This information forms part of Primefact 796 Growing cider apples.
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Variety: Tremlett’s Bitter |
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| Origin: | From Devon, England. |
| Tree form: | Medium, semi-spreading, precocious tree; fairly scab-resistant. |
| Pollination requirements: | Very early bloom, self-sterile; possibly Brown’s Apple and Yarlington Mill may be early enough to pollinate, otherwise dessert varieties like Granny Smith and Jonathan would do well. |
| Fruit shape: | Medium, conical fruit tending to cylindrical, pointed nose; stem and eye basins small and shallow; eye closed. |
| Colour and flesh: |
Skin with heavy dark red flush often over complete surface; slight stripe, smooth and waxy. Flesh white, woolly, sweet and astringent. |
| Harvest period: | Early–mid harvest, good crop, biennial tendency, with up to 3 weeks storage. |
| Uses: | Bittersweet; produces a mild cider. |