Epicure apple

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Small, firm early apple. Very good dessert quality.

Last updated 18 Mar 2012.

Summary

Species: Malus domestica
Origin: United Kingdom
Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 168300

Growing

Vigour: Slightly small

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20 Oct 2011		N. BuckCAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom
	Fruits on my tree have been ripening slightly later than many claim and, rather than being "early", it is more like "early-mid" - for example, in my climate Beauty of Bath is ready in late July, Discovery is ready in early August and Epicure is not ready until late August. Fruit quality is quite good for an early(ish) variety but Epicure fruits absolutely must to be left on the tree to ripen for as long as possible - even better if they drop, which signals that they are ready. They must be allowed to change colour to yellow background with some orage stripes. Unripe windfalls may be able to be ripened in the sun for several days. Fortunately, when it comes to ripening on the tree - unlike many other earlies which get eaten by wasps and other insects - Epicure apples seem much less prone to pest damage than other earlies, so can be left on the tree for longer, to ripen more fully, without as much worry of heavy losses to insects which are usually sustained by the likes of Discovery. The tree itself is about medium vigour but also very precocious (and apparently quite fertile) which could easily reduce final tree size if allowed to fruit early in life. Even before a spur system is built-up, a young Epicure (even on vigorous roots) will often fruit on the tips of unpruned one-year-old shoots. One notable feature of this tree is its unusually large leaves. The tree has slightly above average overall resistance to diseases and I do not spray. If it has a weakness, it might be canker, which is not so much of a problem in my relatively low-rainfall climate (although my low-fertility soil reduces plant health and reduces their disease resistance).

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The following Epicure trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.

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N. Buck in
Peter Revell in HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, Herts
Sally in DERBYSHIRE

Mature heights for Epicure trees

This table shows the likely mature height for a Epicure tree taking into account the vigor of the variety, the rootstock, and soil conditions.

Rootstock	Soil quality
Rootstock	Poor	Below average	Average	Above average	Very good
P22	2.1 ft 0.6 m	2.6 ft 0.8 m	3.2 ft 1.0 m	3.9 ft 1.2 m	4.7 ft 1.5 m
M27	2.4 ft 0.7 m	3.0 ft 0.9 m	3.6 ft 1.1 m	4.5 ft 1.4 m	5.4 ft 1.7 m
M9	3.6 ft 1.1 m	4.5 ft 1.4 m	5.4 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.1 ft 2.5 m
Bud.9	3.6 ft 1.1 m	4.5 ft 1.4 m	5.4 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.1 ft 2.5 m
Geneva 11	3.6 ft 1.1 m	4.5 ft 1.4 m	5.4 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.1 ft 2.5 m
Geneva 16	4.2 ft 1.3 m	5.3 ft 1.6 m	6.3 ft 1.9 m	7.9 ft 2.4 m	9.5 ft 2.9 m
M26	4.5 ft 1.4 m	5.6 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.4 ft 2.6 m	10.1 ft 3.1 m
Geneva 30	4.8 ft 1.5 m	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.2 ft 2.2 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	10.8 ft 3.3 m
MM102	4.8 ft 1.5 m	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.2 ft 2.2 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	10.8 ft 3.3 m
M7	5.4 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.1 ft 2.5 m	10.1 ft 3.1 m	12.2 ft 3.7 m
M116	5.4 ft 1.7 m	6.8 ft 2.1 m	8.1 ft 2.5 m	10.1 ft 3.1 m	12.2 ft 3.7 m
MM106	6.0 ft 1.8 m	7.5 ft 2.3 m	9.0 ft 2.8 m	11.3 ft 3.5 m	13.5 ft 4.1 m
MM111	6.9 ft 2.1 m	8.6 ft 2.6 m	10.4 ft 3.2 m	12.9 ft 4.0 m	15.5 ft 4.8 m
Bud.118	7.8 ft 2.4 m	9.8 ft 3.0 m	11.7 ft 3.6 m	14.6 ft 4.5 m	17.6 ft 5.4 m
M25	8.7 ft 2.7 m	10.9 ft 3.3 m	13.1 ft 4.0 m	16.3 ft 5.0 m	19.6 ft 6.0 m

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