cartigny

Cartigny is a French Bittersweet cider apple of unknown origin but possibly originating in Calvados or Manche. We obtained our scionwood from the USDA (PI 162710) and we grafted it in 2015.

The medium-sized fruit, about the size of Tolman Sweet, is angular and lumpy and slightly ribbed. The green skin is blushed with dark reddish-brown over a quarter to a half of the surface. There is a small russet area around the stem. The juice is sweet and insipid - a mixture of cotton, vanilla, and maple with a bit of bitterness and astringency underneath. (13 Brix; 1055 SG) Although our experience with Cartigny is limited, it appears as though the fruit is ready to pick in mid-October in central Maine and should be pressed by about the first week in November. Currently growing at Super Chilly Farm.