Ellis Bitter
An early bittersweet cider apple.
Yellow green smooth waxy skin, heavily flecked with flush and slight russet. Flesh sweet and astringent, white, crisp and juicy.
Flowers mid May. Harvest late September.
Mature trees tend to be large and spreading. Slow to crop but then reliable, heavy fruit.
A Devon variety also planted in the Long Ashton orchards in the 1930s.
Triploid.
M116 – Medium. Up to 3-4m (10-13
ft) high. Space trees 3.6m (12ft) with 4.5m (15ft) between the rows. Good for wet soil conditions. Start fruiting after 3-4 years.
MM106 – Semi vigorous. Up to 3-4m (10-13 ft) high. Space trees 3.6m (12ft) with 4.5m (15ft) between the rows. Good for half standards, espaliers, cordons. Start fruiting after 3-4 years.
M25 – Very vigorous. Up to 6m (20
ft) high. Space trees 4.5, (15 ft) with 6m (20ft) between the rows. Grow as full or half standard. Ideal in poorer soil in exposed sites. Start fruiting after 5-6 years.
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All of our trees are available for delivery bare rooted during the winter planting season, which runs from early December to late March.
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