Pommier à cidre Michelin (Normandie Blanc)

Our Variety Assessment

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

Michelin is one of the most dependable French varieties for establishing a productive cider orchard. The tree is easy to grow, crops regularly and produces low-acid bittersweet juice with moderate tannin. We recommend it primarily as a reliable base for blends, where it provides volume and roundness. On its own, the cider can lack the aromatic personality of stronger varieties.

Michelin

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

Michelin (or Normandie Blanc) is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.

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No payment today. You are reserving your trees before the inventory in early August.

After inventory, we will confirm the available trees and send you a payment link.

Dispatch generally takes place from late November to February, depending on the weather and the progress of lifting the trees.

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

G969 – approx. 3.5 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: 4027 Categories: Apple trees, Cider apple trees

Description

Michelin, also known as Normandie Blanc, is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.

Cider apple varieties tend to remain in use primarily in their area of origin but Michelin was imported to England in the 19th century and as a result has become popular in English-speaking cider regions as well.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Norman variety also called Normandie Blanc, found several times in the Aisne and corresponding to the variety Michelin.

Origin

Period of origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Harvest period

Eating / keeping period

2-3 weeks

Use

Cider

Disease resistance

Good

Self-fertility

Partially self-fertile

Pollinator value

Average pollinizer

Ploidy

Diploid

Origin and identity

Parentage

Exact parents unknown

Synonyms

Normandie Blanc

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Very vigorous, pyramidal habit

Disease behaviour

Scab

Moderately susceptible to scab

Powdery mildew

Low susceptibility to powdery mildew

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 Michelin is provided in partnership with Orange Pippin.