An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Domaines Apple on G.969 (Spring 2025)
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A traditional French bitter cider variety. Also known as Domaines du Calvados.
An upright, vigorous, and productive tree, Domaines has some fireblight resistance but is susceptible to scab and mildew. In humid years, it is also susceptible to canker. Due to its very early bloom time, care should be taken when choosing a pollenizer. This tree should be thinned to maintain annual bearing. Domaines is used exclusively for cider (cidre); it is not suitable for fresh eating.
Domaines ripens early to midseason with a medium-sized, slightly flat fruit that is blushed and striped red over a green background. It typically yields a bitter (amère) juice that is high in tannin and acid with oBrix 13-16. In some conditions the juice will be bittersharp or bitter. This has been one of the 13 primary recommended calvados varieties since 1949. (From WSU: Tannin (percent tannic acid): 0.26; Acid (percent malic acid): 0.20; pH: 4.27; SG: 1.050; oBrix 13.1.)
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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: Normandy, France
Introduced in: 1800s
Introduced by:
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 08 (approximate, in New York State) 7 days before McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.969 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Dwarf (45% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 12'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Fireblight: Resistant
Apple Scab: Susceptible
Powdery Mildew: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 1
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Dwarf (45% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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