ashton bitter

Dabinett x Stoke Red. GT Spinks introduction, Long Ashton, England, 1947. Resurrected from an old Long Ashton trial orchard and planted extensively in recent years in England and the U.S.

Ashton Bitter is a bittersweet cider apple with strong tannin, high sugar (SG 1.060) and low acidity. The medium-sized, round, opaque, orange-yellow fruit is blushed and striped with red. It is very juicy. The fruit ripens in early fall, but we’ve pressed them in late October with good results. Has shown to be well-adapted to central Maine. Scab free. Z4-7.We grafted one tree at The Apple Farm in Fairfield that we’ve been monitoring and picking. Not growing at SCF.