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Apple ‘Dabinett’ (Cider)

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SKU: D2FPD 1699875340 Categories: Apples, Fruit, Plants Tag: WAITROSE

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Position: full sun
Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: average
Ultimate size on MM106 rootstock: 4 x 3m (12 x 10ft)
Flowering period: April to May
Hardiness: fully hardy
Pollination Group: this apple belongs to pollination group 2 (flowering relatively early in the season)
‘Dabinett’ is a cider apple variety with a bittersweet flavour, capable of producing a balanced, medium-dry cider on its own. The fruit is yellowish-green, variably flushed and striped with red and often with russet streaks. It is reasonably self-fertile but will fruit better with a pollinator such as ‘Golden Hornet’, ‘Brown’s Apple’ or ‘Comtesse de Paris’. A very late cropper (November), it nevertheless starts to crop at a relatively young age.
Garden care: Keep the base of the tree weed free, fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot, dry spells. The main prune should be done in the winter as long as it isn’t frosty or freezing. Take out the 3D’s (dead, dying and diseased wood) and create an open shape. Then reduce the leaders back by a third. Aim to create an airy structure without any crisscrossing branches. Summer prune in August by shortening any side shoots (or laterals) which are longer than 20cm back to three leaves. This will allow the sun to ripen the fruit and encourage more fruit buds. Make sure that the growth you’re cutting away feels firm to the touch.
Pollination information: This apple is relatively self-fertile and belongs to pollination group 2, so you may choose to plant one other different variety of apple to guarantee cross-pollination, and a subsequent bumper crop. Ideally this should come from the same pollination group, however it is possible to use one from group 1 or 3 as well.