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Binet Rouge Apple Scionwood (Spring 2023)


A traditional French bittersweet cider apple.

Binet Rouge is a cider apple from Normandy. It is a productive and precocious cropper, although the tree can be a sluggish grower and it tends to biennialism. It is mildew, fireblight, and scab susceptible. Late blooming and fairly cold hardy, Binet Rouge is known to survive at low zone 4, where other European cider varieties do not. It blooms for a long period, making it a useful pollenizer in the cider orchard. This apple is used exclusively in cider making and it is not suitable for fresh eating.

This small, hard apple is a staple for French cider and Calvados (apple brandy) makers, producing a high-quality, aromatic, bittersweet juice that ferments to roughly 8% alcohol. It matures late October in upstate New York.

Volume Pricing

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

Quantity Binet Rouge Apple Scion
1 $12.00
2-5 $7.00
6-10 $6.00
11-99 $5.00
100+ $4.00

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$13.00 ea.

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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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Binet Rouge is a cider apple from Normandy. It is a productive and precocious cropper, although the tree can be a sluggish grower and it tends to biennialism. It is mildew, fireblight, and scab susceptible. Late blooming and fairly cold hardy, Binet Rouge is known to survive at low zone 4, where other European cider varieties do not. It blooms for a long period, making it a useful pollenizer in the cider orchard. This apple is used exclusively in cider making and it is not suitable for fresh eating.

This small, hard apple is a staple for French cider and Calvados (apple brandy) makers, producing a high-quality, aromatic, bittersweet juice that ferments to roughly 8% alcohol. It matures late October in upstate New York.


The Fruit

Fruit Type

Category: Apple
Subcategory: Heirloom, Cider, Hot-Climate

Fruit Uses & Storage

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

Fruit Appearance

Skin color: yellow
Flesh color: white

Fruit Origins

Parentage: unknown
Origin: France
Introduced in:
Introduced by:

The Environment

Calendar & Geography

USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Nov 02 (approximate, in New York State) + 48 days after McIntosh

Diseases & Pests

Apple Scab: Susceptible
Fireblight: Susceptible
Powdery Mildew: Susceptible

Pollination

Pollination Factors

Bloom group: 4
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid

Pollination Partners

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Wolf River Apple 2023 0
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Wickson Crab Apple 2023 0
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Wagener Apple 2023 0
Virginia Crab Apple 2023 0
Splendour Apple 2023 0
Spitzenburg Esopus Apple 2023 0
Spartan Apple 2023 0
Somerset Redstreak Apple 2023 0

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