Vilberie is a traditional French hard-cider variety, producing a very tannic but sweet bittersweet juice.
Vilberie apple identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Vilberie
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.
Visitor reviews
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: France
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1989-118
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
- Fruit colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit size: Average
- Fruit shape: Round
Using
- Picking season: Very late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Juice style: Bittersweet (cider)
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Picking month: November
- Picking period: mid-November
- Specific gravity: 1062
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Experienced
- Flowering group: 6
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Precocity: Precocious
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- 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)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Fire blight: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Vilberie apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Vilberie apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Vilberie:
United States
Washington
- Skipley Farm, Snohomish *** Feature Orchard ***