Michelin apple
Michelin is a traditional French hard cider apple variety producing a medium bittersweet juice.
Also known as
- Normandie Blanc
Michelin apple identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Michelin
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.
Offspring of this variety
Visitor reviews
Tree register
United States
- Anthony in San Diego, CA
- Dan Wombles in New Canton, IL
- Nancy Crossley in Oxford, MICHIGAN
- Ryan Parsell in Langley, WA
United Kingdom
- Anthony Payne in Bath,
- Jon Yates in Aston, Stevenage, HERTFORDSHIRE
- Mark in Chippenham, WILTS
- Mark in Chippenham, WILTS
- Terry Smith in Huntingford, DORSET
Canada
- Dan in Vittoria, ONTARIO
Spring blossom records for this variety
2014 season
- 20th April 2014 - tree owned by Anthony in San Diego, United States
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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: Normandy, France
- Introduced: 18th century
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1750 - 1799
- Fruit colour: Green - light
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Rarely grown
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Fruit size: Small
- Fruit shape: Conical
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Good
- Juice style: Bittersweet (cider)
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Fruit drops when ripe
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Picking month: November
- Picking period: early November
- Specific gravity: 1050
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Weak growing
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): (4) -30F / -34C
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Michelin apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Michelin apple trees - Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Michelin apple trees - Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Michelin apple trees - Red Rock Orchards Ltd
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Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Michelin:
United States
Washington
- Skipley Farm, Snohomish *** Feature Orchard ***
Canada
Prince Edward Island
- Red Rock Orchards Ltd, Mount Buchanan