Three Counties apple
Malus domesticaThree Counties is an early-ripening bittersweet cider apple.
USDA identification images for Three Counties
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.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- Dabinett (parent)
- James Grieve (parent)
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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Red striped
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Fruit size: Average
- Fruit shape: Round
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Juice style: Bittersweet (cider)
- Cropping: Heavy
- Food uses: Juice
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: mid-September
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Three Counties apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Three Counties 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.