Excellent cider apple. Orange-red, smallish fruit. Sweet and aromatic.
Muscadet de Dieppe apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Muscadet de Dieppe
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
United States
- Karen In Wa in Quilcene, WA
- Ryan Parsell in Langley, WA
- Toby Dean in Ithaca, NY
Canada
- Bill O'Keefe in Dobbinton, ONTARIO
- Mat Vaughan in Clear Creek, ONTARIO
- v k Howald in Lucknow, ONTARIO
Spring blossom records for this variety
2011 season
- May 2011 - tree owned by v in Lucknow, Canada
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Harvest records for this variety
2011 season
- 2nd week September 2011 - tree owned by v in Lucknow, Canada
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: Normandy, France
- Introduced: 1750
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1999-043
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1700 - 1749
- Fruit colour: Orange flush
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit size: Average
- Fruit shape: Flat-round
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Juice style: Bittersweet (cider)
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: late September
- Specific gravity: 1055
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Fire blight: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Muscadet de Dieppe apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Muscadet de Dieppe apple trees - Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Muscadet de Dieppe apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Muscadet de Dieppe:
United States
Maine
- Tiny Orchards, Saco
Montana
Washington
- Skipley Farm, Snohomish *** Feature Orchard ***
Canada
British Columbia
- Apple Luscious Organic Orchards, Salt Spring Island