Our Variety Assessment

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

Binet Rouge is intended for cider makers seeking exceptional Norman juice quality rather than the easiest tree to grow. Its small aromatic apples produce rich, balanced bittersweet juice for cider and Calvados. Late flowering and late ripening can suit sites exposed to spring frost. The variety may bear biennially and requires more careful orchard management than the most dependable modern cultivars.

Binet Rouge

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

Binet Rouge is a traditional French hard cider variety from the Pays d’Auge area of Normandy.

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

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

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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: 4343 Categories: Apple trees, Cider apple trees

Description

Binet Rouge is a traditional small French hard cider apple. It is one of the varieties authorised for use in the production of cider classified in the “appellation d’origine controlee” of the Pays Auge, in the region of Normandy.

It is not the easiest of varieties to grow, but it produces a very high quality bittersweet juice.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

French bittersweet cider apple variety, mainly grown in Normandy, of unknown exact origin.

Origin

France

Period of origin

USDA zone

Zone 5 (-29C)

Flowering

4 - late

Harvest period

November 15-30

Eating / keeping period

Use

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Pollinator value

Ploidy

Origin and identity

Parentage

Exact parents unknown

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Low to medium vigour, dome-shaped to drooping dome-shaped habit

Disease behaviour

Scab

Low susceptibility to scab

Powdery mildew

Fairly susceptible to powdery mildew

Canker

Low to fairly susceptible to canker

Pollination

Compatible pollinating varieties

For reliable fruit set, plant at least one variety with a compatible flowering period nearby. Flowering period: 4 - late.

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Additional variety information for Binet Rouge is provided in partnership with Orange Pippin.