Ascahire apple
Malus domestica
A large reliable dessert apple from northern France with a sharp flavour.
Ascahire apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Ascahire
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Ascahire tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Juice style: Sharper
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Juice
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: late September
- Picking period: early October
- Wildlife: Attractive to birds
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
- Powdery mildew: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Ascahire apple trees for sale:
- Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Ascahire apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.