Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Dabinett is one of the best introductions to traditional English cider apples. Reliable, bittersweet and sufficiently complete, it can make a full-bodied single-variety cider or provide structure in a blend. We recommend it to both enthusiasts and professional growers seeking a cultivar recognised across Europe. Its low acidity creates roundness but may require a sharper apple to give the finished cider more freshness.

Dabinett

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

Dabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.

Choose your tree form

1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Apple rootstock options

Bittenfelder – approx. 6 m mature height

EM9 – approx. 2.5 m mature height

M116 – approx. 4 m mature height

M25 – approx. 6 m mature height

MM111 – approx. 4 m mature height

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SKU: 4024 Categories: Apple trees, Cider apple trees

Description

Dabinett is a classic English cider apple variety, which produces a “bittersweet” juice. It is also one of the most reliable and easy cider varieties to grow.

Whilst most ciders are created by blending different varieties, Dabinett can also be used to produce a single-varietal full-bodied medium-dry cider. It is therefore a good choice if you are only planting one or two cider trees.

Note that Dabinett apples are not suitable for eating fresh, they can only be used for producing apple juice and cider.