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Recommendations for cider apples in the states

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 11:12 pm
by wtweten
Hello. What are your favorite apple varieties for cider? I'm specifically interested in the various regions of the U.S., but would also welcome recommendations from other countries. Do Cox's Orange Pippin and Kingston Black perform well in a variety of areas, or are they more region-specific?

Thank you in advance; I value your opinions!

Wendy

Re: Recommendations for cider apples in the states

Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 3:45 am
by OrangePippin-Richard
Cox Orange Pippin does not perform well in climates where summer average maximums are consistently above 86F. It prefers cooler summer climates. Also, Cox is not really considered a cider variety in England!

Re: Recommendations for cider apples in the states

Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 11:01 pm
by wtweten
Good info...thanks OP-Richard!

Re: Recommendations for cider apples in the states

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:14 pm
by Phil
In England Cox is used in single variety cider, or hard cider as it is called in the US. It makes a beautiful cider, although your climate may be too hot, we had a week of 30C temp and ours got stressed. (Somerset)

Re: Recommendations for cider apples in the states

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 1:21 am
by DannyAppleSeed
Perhaps this list might be helpful to you http://www.ciderschool.com/orcharding/apples/

It talks about the different apple varieties in NA as well as their distinct characteristics.