Where
to
buy Cider Trees
Please note this information comes with no guarantee!! The only nursery on this list which I've personally dealt with is Scott's at Merriott, in 1989. They were very helpful and they budded maidens of the cultivars I wanted, onto the rootstocks I wanted, for delivery a year later. Lots of other nurseries will do the same but I've had no personal dealings with them.
UK
Nurseries
Scotts Nurseries Ltd of Merriott,
near Crewkerne,
Somerset. Sadly this well-regarded and long standing business has now closed
Brogdale Horticultural Trust (houses the
National
Fruit Collection with ca 70 cider trees and their Plant centre
will
graft to order)
Brogdale Road
Faversham
Kent
ME13 8XZ
Tel: +44 (0)1795 535286
Tel: +44 (0)1795 535462
Fax: +44 (0)1795 531710
http://www.brogdale.org.uk/index.html
Deacons Nursery,
Godshill,
Isle of Wight,
PO38 3HW
(01983 840750)
HP Bulmer plc
(Fruit Office -Tree Sales)
Plough Lane
Hereford,
HR4 OLE
(01432 352000)
Frank P. Matthews Ltd.,
Berrington Court,
Tenbury Wells,
Worcs WR15 8TH.
Tel: 01584 810214; fax: 01584 811830;
e-mail: nick@fpmatthews.co.uk.
"They are excellent people to deal with" says
Roy Bailey!
Keepers Nursery,
Gallants Court,
East Farleigh,
Maidstone,
Kent ME15 0LE
Tel/Fax: 01622 726465 Email:
info@keepers-nursery.co.uk
http://www.fruittree.co.uk/
They stock several different cider cultivars
and will bud to order.
US
Nurseries
(info
gleaned from postings on the Cider Digest)
Cummins Nursery (Jim Cummins, see
list below)
18 Glass Factory Bay Road
Geneva, New York 14456
315-789-7083
http://www.cumminsnursery.com/
Paso Robles, CA
93446
Phone: (805)
467-9909
http://www.treesofantiquity.com
Raintree Nursery
360-496-6400
www.raintreenursery.com
Big Horse Creek Farm
http://www.bighorsecreekfarm.com/
Miller Nurseries
1-800-836-9630
www.millernurseries.com
Vintage
2550 Rural
434.297.ADAM
(434-297-2326)
http://www.vintagevirginiaapples.com/
Greenmantle Nursery, some cider apples, will
custom
graft
and send for you to grow
3010 Ettersburg Road
Garberville, CA. 95542
(707)986-7504
http://www.greenmantlenursery.com/fruit/apple-cider.htm
Burnt Ridge Nursery & Orchards Inc.
432 Burnt Ridge Rd.
Onalaska, WA 98570
360-985-2873 (Monday-Friday 8:00-5:30 Pacific time)
360-985-0882
www.burntridgenursery.com
Washington State University formerly had a
program offering certified
virus-free scionwood for a list of apple
varieties, including some cider types. This is now discontinued but there are some useful links here http://maritimefruit.wsu.edu/ScionwoodVarieties.html
Bedan on M.26 and M.7
Brown's Apple on M.7
Bulmer's Norman on M.7 + some 5/16" grafts on
G.30
Court Royal on G.16
Domaines on G.16 and M.7
Ellis Bitter on G.30 and M.7
Frequin Rouge on G.16
Kingston Black on M.26
Major on G.30 and M.7
Margil on M.7
Medaille d'Or on G.16
Pitmaston Pineapple on G.16 (5/16 whips only)
Stembridge Cluster on M.7
Stoke Red on M.7 and G.30
Sweet Coppin on M.7
"Tremlett's Bitter" (not correct ID) on M.7.
Binet Rouge
Brown Snout
Brown Thorn
Chisel Jersey
Claygate Pearmain
Coat Jersey
Crimson King
Dabinett
Dufflin
Grenadier
Harry Masters Jersey
Marin Oufroy
Mettais
Michelin
Muscadet de Dieppe
Nehou
Noel des Champs
Porter's Perfection
Reine des Pommes
Stembridge Cluster
Vilberie
Yarlington Mill
Last revised by Andrew Lea 20th January 2009