Dunkerton's Late is a traditional cider variety, producing a light sweet cider.
Dunkerton's Late apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Dunkerton's Late
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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United States
- Rick Mercadante in Baden, PA
- Rick Mercadante in Baden, PA
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Green / Red
- Flower colour: White
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Very late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Good
- Juice style: Sweeter
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Picking month: November
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Dunkerton's Late apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Dunkerton's Late apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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