An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Mettais Apple Scionwood (Spring 2024)
A traditional French cider apple, classed as a bittersweet. Also known as Adrienne, Sauvageon Adrienne.
A productive, vigorous tree, Mettais is moderately susceptible to fireblight, powdery mildew, scab, and canker, and it tends to biennialism. This apple is used exclusively for cider; it is not suitable for fresh eating.
Mettais is an attractive, medium-sized apple that is flushed red over a yellow background and webbed with russet. It yields a beautiful, deep amber juice, that is tendre and amère (soft and bitter), very aromatic, and is traditionally used for cider and calvados. (From WSU: Tannin (percent tannic acid): 0.25; Acid (percent malic acid): 0.19; pH: 4.49; SG: 1.056; oBrix 12.9.)
Mettais was first grown on the property of Monseur Mettais at Eure, Champagne. It was added to the list of recommended cider varieties in 1949.
Volume Pricing
Quantity | Mettais Apple Scion |
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1 | $12.00 |
2-5 | $7.00 |
6-10 | $6.00 |
11-99 | $5.00 |
100+ | $4.00 |
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Cider, Hot-Climate
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: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: unknown
Origin: France
Introduced in:
Introduced by: M. Mettais
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 15 (approximate, in New York State) + 0 days after McIntosh
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Susceptible
Fireblight: Susceptible
Perennial Canker: Susceptible
Powdery Mildew: 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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Tree | Currently in Stock |
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Florina Apple | 0 |
Porter's Perfection Apple | 0 |
Spitzenburg Esopus Apple | 0 |
Rubinette Apple | 0 |
Virginia Crab Apple | 0 |
Bramtot Apple | 0 |
Binet Rouge Apple | 0 |
Mother Apple | 0 |
Melrose Apple | 0 |
Muscadet De Dieppe Apple | 0 |
Fenouillet Gris Apple | 0 |
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