Marie Menard

Marie Ménard cider apple tree, also known as Sains Richaumont, produces fairly large bittersweet cider apples.

This is a very regular and productive variety. Its growth habit is easy to manage as a standard tree, as the branching is not too dense.

The apples are picked in mid-October and are usually pressed during November.

Disease sensitivity is average for scab, and the variety is not very sensitive to powdery mildew.

Flowering is mid-season. Marie Ménard is a poor pollinator itself, but can be pollinated by Roquet Rouge.

Marie Ménard is a reference cider apple variety from Côtes-d’Armor and can make up 50 to 60% of a cider apple blend.

In Thiérache, this variety was found at Sains-Richaumont. In the Nord and Aisne departments, it is therefore more often known under the name Sains Richaumont.

We supply Marie Ménard cider apple trees on medium- and strong-vigour rootstocks, in several tree forms depending on availability.