Our Variety Assessment

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

Bedan is a classic Norman cider apple for soft, rounded and well-structured ciders. Its high-quality bittersweet juice is especially useful in blends, adding sugar, moderate tannin and length. We recommend it for traditional cider orchards in the temperate regions of western Europe. Its late ripening requires a sufficiently long season and careful planning of harvest and pressing.

Bedan des Parts

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

A traditional French cider variety, producing a high quality bittersweet juice.

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

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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

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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: 4342 Categories: Apple trees, Cider apple trees

Description

Bedan des Parts is a traditional French hard-cider variety, widely-grown in the cider-producing region of Normandy. It produces a good quality bittersweet juice, which is usually blended with other varieties.

The apples are harvested towards the end of November, when the skin has turned from yellow-green to golden-orange.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Old Norman bittersweet cider apple variety, mainly grown in Normandy.

Origin

Period of origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Harvest period

Eating / keeping period

Use

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Pollinator value

Ploidy

Origin and identity

Parentage

Exact parents unknown

Synonyms

Ameret, Bec d’oie, Bec d’Ane, Bédan de Sainte-Hilaire, Bédan de Saint-Martin, Bedange

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Low vigour

Disease behaviour

Scab

Susceptible to scab

Powdery mildew

Low susceptibility to powdery mildew

Canker

Moderately susceptible to canker

Pollination

Compatible pollinating varieties

For reliable fruit set, plant at least one variety with a compatible flowering period nearby. Flowering period: 6 - very late.

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Harvest calendar

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Additional variety information for Bedan des Parts is provided in partnership with Orange Pippin.