Recommended for Michigan
Varieties that were found to have good potential under Northern Michigan growing conditions.
|
Varietal Name |
Yield |
Growth Rate |
Harvest (GDDbase 42) |
Juice Yield (L/lbs.) |
Avg. Brix |
Fruit Color |
|
Adam's Apple |
Moderate |
Vigorous |
3341 |
0.17 |
12.5 |
Dark maroon |
|
Bedan |
Moderate |
Vigorous |
3162 |
0.05 |
13.2 |
Green with rose blush |
|
Binet Rouge |
Moderate |
Low vigor |
3326 |
0.07 |
14.2 |
Striped red blush |
|
Brown Snout |
High |
Moderate vigor |
3308 |
0.11 |
15.4 |
Yellow with pink blush |
|
Brown Thorn |
High |
Vigorous |
3493 |
0.12 |
15.2 |
Bright red |
|
Brown's Apple |
Moderate |
Vigorous |
3719 |
0.15 |
13.6 |
Striped red blush |
|
Bulmer's Norman |
Moderate |
Vigorous |
3020 |
0.14 |
13.6 |
Green |
|
Burgandy |
Moderate |
Vigorous |
3000 |
0.17 |
12.2 |
Dark Burgundy |
|
Claygate Pearmain |
Moderate |
Low vigor |
3311 |
0.15 |
15.9 |
Bright red-orange |
|
Creston |
High |
Moderate vigor |
3255 |
0.20 |
13.9 |
Green with red-orange blush |
|
Ellis Bitter |
Moderate |
Vigorous |
2978 |
0.09 |
13.6 |
Striped red blush |
|
Frequin Rouge |
Low |
Vigorous |
3144 |
0.16 |
17.0 |
Red |
|
Golden Pippin |
High |
Low vigor |
3280 |
0.17 |
13.4 |
Yellow with rose blush |
|
Grenadier |
Moderate |
Vigorous |
2903 |
0.16 |
11.7 |
Green with pink blush |
|
King of Pippins |
Moderate |
Moderate vigor |
3347 |
0.16 |
14.5 |
Red blush |
|
Macoun |
Moderate |
Vigorous |
3510 |
0.21 |
13.2 |
Purple red blush |
|
Margil |
Moderate |
Moderate vigor |
3582 |
0.09 |
16.0 |
Yellow heavy russett |
|
Mettais |
Moderate |
Highly vigorous |
3582 |
0.09 |
16.0 |
Bright red-orange |
|
Michelin |
High |
Moderate vigor |
3296 |
0.13 |
14.9 |
Yellow with rose blush |
|
Nehou |
Moderate |
Moderate vigor |
3106 |
0.14 |
15.1 |
Slight red blush |
|
Nickajack |
High |
Low vigor |
3400 |
0.20 |
13.2 |
Red |
|
Orleans Reinette |
Moderate |
Moderate vigor |
3398 |
0.11 |
17.1 |
Red-orange blush rusetted |
|
Pine Golden Pippin |
Moderate |
Moderate vigor |
3442 |
0.10 |
16.3 |
Yellow and green russeted |
|
Stembridge Cluster |
Moderate |
Highly vigorous |
3442 |
0.10 |
16.3 |
Striped red |
|
Sweet Coppin |
High |
Highly vigorous |
3442 |
0.11 |
12.6 |
Rose blush |
|
Villibrie |
High |
Moderate vigor |
3373 |
0.16 |
14.0 |
Bright red-orange blush |
Results obtained from Rothwell, N. 2012.‘Hard Cider Varieties Suitable for Northern Michigan'.