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Our Variety Assessment

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

Muscadet de Dieppe is an old Norman bittersweet variety capable of producing fine, fruity and well-balanced cider. Its juice combines sugar, measured tannin and distinctive aromas, making it suitable for both blending and single-variety cider. We recommend it to growers seeking an authentic regional cultivar. Its main interest lies more in juice quality and character than maximum orchard productivity.

Muscadet de Dieppe

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

A very old French bittersweet cider variety.

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

MM111 – approx. 4 m mature height

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SKU: 4356 Categories: Apple trees, Cider apple trees

Description

Muscadet de Dieppe is a very old good quality French bittersweet cider variety, originally from the area around the Normandie port of Dieppe.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Old Norman variety from Normandy, cited around 1750 and reputed for producing quality cider.

Origin

Period of origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Harvest period

September 15-30

Eating / keeping period

Use

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Pollinator value

Average pollinizer

Ploidy

Probably diploid

Origin and identity

Parentage

Exact parents unknown

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Medium to strong vigour

Disease behaviour

Scab

Low susceptibility to scab

Powdery mildew

Susceptible to powdery mildew

Canker

Low susceptibility to canker

Pollination

Compatible pollinating varieties

For reliable fruit set, plant at least one variety with a compatible flowering period nearby. Flowering period: 2 - early.

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