A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
Bedan Apple on P.18 (Spring 2025)
A traditional French bittersweet cider apple. Also known as Bedan des Partes.
Like most old cider varieties, Bedan tends to biennialism. The tree is precocious, and productive, and it is resistant to scab but susceptible to fireblight. Apples will hang well on the tree. This apple is predominantly used in cider production; it is not typically esteemed for fresh eating.
The apple is a golden orange when fully ripe. The flesh is firm and white. It produces a deep amber, bittersweet juice with a high Brix. Wilding Orchards writes: "This year (2016) we had a few Bedan produce fruit. These small fruit had high sugar levels (Brix 14) with very low acid and a subtle, slightly musky tannin in the background." This mild, fragrant juice is typically used in blends. From WSU: Tannin (percent tannic acid): 0.14; Acid (percent malic acid): 0.18; pH: 4.43; SG: 1.051; oBrix 10.7.
Fruit photographed at Black Diamond Farm, Trumansburg, NY.
Please Confirm
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Cider, Disease-Resistant, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: cider
Cider classification: bittersweet
Storage duration: (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: orange
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: unknown
Origin: Normandy, France
Introduced in: 1869
Introduced by:
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Oct 27 (approximate, in New York State) + 42 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: P.18 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Standard (100% Size)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 35'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Resistant
Fireblight: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 4
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Standard (100% Size)
Pollination Partners
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