Yarlington Mill

Popular English Bittersweet Cider Apple

[Acid-low; Sugar-medium/high; Tannin-medium/high]

Cider

Vintage Quality Bittersweet

Physical Attributes:

• Shape: Medium, pear shaped
• Skin: Smooth, waxy skin with yellow background and red blush
• Flesh: White with red veining. Firm, crisp, juicy, sweet

Flavour:

          This “Vintage Quality” English Cider apple has a distinct astringency and excellent flavour and demerara aromas, producing a balanced bittersweet juice with spiced, malty nuances.

Neat History:

          A wild seedling cultivated in Yarlington, Somerset was further propagated and sold by Harry Masters around 1898, and has since been a mainstay of the region’s ciders.

Growing Attributes:

• Precocity: Slow
• Vigour: Medium-high, spreading tendency, strong branches
• Disease Tolerance: Average
• Zone Hardiness: 4 (Map link)
• Pollination Group: III (Chart) (Diploid, Self-Fertile)
• Cropping: Biennial tendency, heavy cropping
• Picking Season: Late October
• Storage: N/A Sort
• Special Care: Spur-bearing

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