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Yarlington Mill apple

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Yarlington Mill
High quality English cider apple. Firm, medium-sized fruit. Sweet to slightly bittersweet.

Yarlington Mill apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Yarlington Mill

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.

    Siblings of this variety (same parentage)


    Visitor reviews

    • 19 Oct 2024 
      As an alternative to hard cidre, try producing a soft cidre blend instead [w/store-bought apples, if you've no other home-grown options]...
    • 19 Jul 2021  WASHINGTON, United States
      I imagined that when I retired I would enjoy making hard cider so I planted a YM. Now I am retired and the tree produces apples, but the doctor says no alcohol. They taste terrible, cooking doesn't help, etc. Is there anything besides cider one can do with these?
    • 13 Jul 2019  TASMANIA, Australia
      Third year allowed first fruit,large to medium size, so bland so disappointed, will give another season maybe two otherwise a grafting we will go.

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    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2020 season

    • 28th April  2020  - tree owned by Eric in Bristol, United Kingdom

    2016 season

    • 21st May  2016  - tree owned by Eric in Bristol, United Kingdom

    2014 season

    • 10th May  2014  - tree owned by Eric in Bristol, United Kingdom
    • 1st May  2014  - tree owned by Jon in Brigg, United Kingdom

    2013 season

    • 29th May  2013  - tree owned by Eric in Bristol, United Kingdom

    2012 season

    • 21st May  2012  - tree owned by Eric in Bristol, United Kingdom
    • 20th April  2012  - tree owned by Jeff in Reading, United States

    2011 season

    • May  2011  - tree owned by Dan in Camano Island, United States

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    Harvest records for this variety

    2023 season

    • 3rd week September  2023  - tree owned by Will in Severn, Canada

    2014 season

    • 1st week November  2014  - tree owned by Jon in Brigg, United Kingdom
    • 1st week October  2014  - tree owned by John in Malmesbury, United Kingdom

    2013 season

    • October  2013  - tree owned by Dan in Killarney, Ireland

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • Originates from: England, United Kingdom
    • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1989-119

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United Kingdom
    • Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
    • Fruit colour: Orange / Red
    • Leaf colour: Green
    • Popularity: Rarely grown
    • Annual cycle: Deciduous
    • Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
    • Fruit size: Average
    • Fruit shape: Conical

    Using

    • Picking season: Very late
    • Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
    • Flavour quality: Very good
    • Juice style: Bittersweet (cider)
    • Cropping: Heavy
    • Fruit persistence: Fruit drops when ripe
    • Food uses: Hard cider
    • Picking month: November
    • Picking period: early November
    • Specific gravity: 1052
    • Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Average
    • Flowering group: 5
    • Pollinating others: Average
    • Ploidy: Diploid
    • Vigour: Average vigour
    • Precocity: Slow to start bearing
    • Bearing regularity: Biennial tendency
    • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

    Climate

    • Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
    • Climate suitability: Temperate climates
    • Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
    • Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)

    Other qualities

    • Disease resistance: Average
    • Canker: Very resistant
    • Scab (Apple and Pear): Some susceptibility
    • Fire blight: Some susceptibility

    Where to buy trees

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