A highly flavored, late-season dessert apple, perfect for organic production.
Somerset Redstreak Apple Scionwood (Spring 2026)
A traditional English cider variety with bittersweet juice.
The tree is upright, vigorous, and productive. The fruit will need thinning to maintain annual bearing and it is highly susceptible to fireblight. This apple is used predominantly for cider; it is not typically valued for fresh eating.
Ripening early-mid season, this apple is medium-large, red over green, and the flesh yields a soft bittersweet juice (S.G. ~ 1.05; TA ~ 1.9 g/L; tannin ~ 3.5 g/L) of vintage quality (good for a single-variety cider). The cider masters at Eve's Cidery like this apple for its classic, bittersweet nose and its ability to soften harsher tannins without loss of flavor.
Somerset Redstreak has its origin in Somerset, England, late 1800s.
Volume Pricing
| Quantity | Somerset Redstreak Apple Scion |
|---|---|
| 1 | $12.00 |
| 2-5 | $8.00 |
| 6-10 | $7.00 |
| 11-99 | $6.00 |
| 100+ | $5.00 |
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Cider, Dessert
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: cider
Cider classification: bittersweet
Storage duration: (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: unknown
Origin: Somerset, England
Introduced in: late 1800s
Introduced by:
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 7
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 22 (approximate, in New York State) + 7 days after McIntosh
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Fireblight: Very Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Somerset Redstreak Apple. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
| Tree | Currently in Stock |
|---|---|
| Granny Smith Apple | 0 |
| Golden Russet Apple | 0 |
| Honeycrisp Apple | 0 |
| Macoun Apple | 0 |
| Elstar Apple | 0 |
| Co-op 33 PC Apple | 0 |
| Rubinette Apple | 0 |
| Virginia Crab Apple | 0 |
| Porter's Perfection Apple | 0 |
| Spartan Apple | 0 |
| Co-op 29 SD Apple | 0 |
See all pollination matches for Somerset Redstreak Apple
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