MSU Cider Apple Trait Database

Welcome to the MSU Cider Apple Trait Database. Its goal is to provide an Internet-based, user-friendly index that will allow anyone (producers, growers, and academia) to review information on the cider apple varieties maintained at MSU. Just click on the below headers of cider apple classifications to access links to individual "cultivar profile" pages.

Cultivars are assigned to a classification based on our experimental results and could deviate from anecdotal or historical classifications. The classification of any cultivar in this database is subject to change as more data is acquired from our seasonal evaluations. In addition, some cultivars underwent evaluation using feral trees that were cultivated in an "organic" management scheme in a high scab pressure orchard.

This information was obtained during the 2018 and 2019 growing seasons.

• Sweet

  Anaros

  Annie Elizabeth

  Bessemianka Michurina

  Bisbee Giant Winesap

  Cornish Gilliflower

  Cortland - feral measurements only

  Esopus Spitzenburg* - feral measurements only

  Golden Nugget

  Grimes Golden*

  Honeygold*

  Ingram

  Jonagold

  Liberty

  Lord Seedling

  McClintock Grimes

  Middleton Fameuse

  Monroe

  Mother

  Paragon*

  Rambo-Red Summer

  Sergeant Russet Golden Delicious

  Snow*

  Spartan*

  Sweet Coppin*

  Tolman Sweet

  Wealthy

  Wealthy Double Red PC-310

• Sharp

  Antonovka Shafran

  Bietigheimer

  Burgundy

  Calville Blanc* - feral measurements only

  Chestnut Crab*

  Cox's Orange Pippin*

  Fall Pippin

  Fall Russet

  Gloria Mundi

  Gravenstein Washington Red*

  Haralson - feral measurements only

  Red Spitzenburg

  Roxbury Russet*

  Shaw Ribston

  Virginiagold*

  Winesap*

  Winter Banana*

  Yellow Newtown Pippin*

   

• Bittersweet

  Antonovka Kamenichka

  Cimitiere*

  Dabinett*

  Mollie's Delicious - (traditionally noted as a Sweet)

  Chisel Jersey* - feral measurements only

  Skyrme's Kernel*

  Splendor (Stark)

• Bittersharp

  Blenheim Orange* - (traditionally noted as a Sharp)

  Dunkerton Late Sweet* - (traditionally noted as a Sweet)

  Lady - feral measurements only

  Otterson*

  Rhode Island Greening* - feral measurements only (traditionally noted as a Sharp)

  Robert's Crab* - feral measurements only

  Rosemary Russet - feral measurements only

  Vista Bella* - (traditionally noted as a Sharp)