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Fillbarrel Apple Scionwood (Spring 2026)


An heirloom cider apple from Somerset, England. Also known as Fill Barrel, Bulmer's Fillbarrel.

This is a moderately vigorous tree with a spreading and slightly droopy habit. Care will be needed to avoid blind wood when pruning. It is strongly biennial and, like many heirlooms, susceptible to fireblight. This variety is used predominantly in cider production; it is not typically esteemed for fresh eating.

Ripening mid October in NY, the fruit is red striped and flushed over yellow with a fine, attractive russet. The flesh is white with a green tinge and yields a bittersweet juice. From WSU: Tannin (percent tannic acid: 0.19; Acid (percent malic acid): 0.22; pH: 3.67; SG: 1.045; °Brix 11.2.

Volume Pricing

Premiums are included in the following prices if applicable. These prices are for regular scion. Add $1 for clean scion.

Quantity Fillbarrel Apple Scion
1 $12.00
2-5 $8.00
6-10 $7.00
11-99 $6.00
100+ $5.00

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$12.00 ea.

This is the full retail price for orders of 1 scion. You can get these scion for as low as $5.00 each – see Volume Pricing above. More about Pricing & Grading.

46 in stock

This product is an unrooted plant cutting meant for grafting onto rootstock (sold separately) or onto other existing trees.

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Clean vs. Regular

Our clean scion is harvested from trees grown on G.16, which is extremely sensitive to viruses. These trees would not have survived if the scion contained viruses. Our clean wood has not been lab tested. Regular = may contain one of the common latent viruses; this is not usually a problem and can be used with most rootstocks.

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This is a moderately vigorous tree with a spreading and slightly droopy habit. Care will be needed to avoid blind wood when pruning. It is strongly biennial and, like many heirlooms, susceptible to fireblight. This variety is used predominantly in cider production; it is not typically esteemed for fresh eating.

Ripening mid October in NY, the fruit is red striped and flushed over yellow with a fine, attractive russet. The flesh is white with a green tinge and yields a bittersweet juice. From WSU: Tannin (percent tannic acid: 0.19; Acid (percent malic acid): 0.22; pH: 3.67; SG: 1.045; °Brix 11.2.


The Fruit

Fruit Type

Category: Apple
Subcategory: Heirloom, Cider

Fruit Uses & Storage

Uses: cider
Cider classification: bittersweet
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)

Fruit Appearance

Skin color: red
Flesh color: white

Fruit Origins

Parentage: unknown
Origin: Somerset, England
Introduced in: Late 1800s
Introduced by: unknown

The Environment

Calendar & Geography

USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Oct 13 (approximate, in New York State) + 28 days after McIntosh

Diseases & Pests

glossary

Fireblight: Susceptible

Pollination

Pollination Factors

glossary

Bloom group: 2
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid

Pollination Partners

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