A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
Chisel Jersey Apple on G.41 (Spring 2025)
A traditional bittersweet cider apple from England. Also known as Chisel Jaysey.
Chisel Jersey is late blooming and susceptible to fireblight and mildew. It is low vigor but cold hardy. Like most old cider varieties, it tends to biennialism and needs diligent pruning and thinning to maintain annual bearing. Steve Wood of Farnum Hill Ciders reports that especial care must be taken that a weak central leader is not choked out by laterals. Chisel Jersey is predominantly a cider apple; it is not typically esteemed for fresh eating.
The fruit is a small green apple that is striped with red. The flesh is grainy, and it yields an amber, aromatic bittersweet juice that has a typical English "barnyard" character and a long tannic finish. This apple is highly recommended by cider makers, but Eve's Cidery does warn that the tannins are very hard and care should be taken when blending. From WSU: Tannin (percent tannic acid): 0.42; Acid (percent malic acid): 0.25; pH: 4.31; SG: 1.056; oBrix 13.8.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Cider, Cold-Hardy, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: cider
Cider classification: bittersweet
Storage duration: (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: orange
Flesh color: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: unknown
Origin: Somerset, England
Introduced in: 1800s
Introduced by:
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Oct 13 (approximate, in New York State) + 28 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.41 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Fireblight: Susceptible
Powdery Mildew: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 5
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Chisel Jersey Apple on G.41. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
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Brown Snout Apple on G.41 | 217 |
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Redfield Apple on G.41 | 200 |
Graniwinkle Apple on G.41 | 189 |
Tolman Sweet Apple on G.41 | 168 |
Harrison Apple on G.41 | 148 |
Stoke Red Apple on G.41 | 143 |
Cortland Apple on G.41 | 139 |
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