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Avrolles cider apple tree plant at producer prices for professional apple growers

Scion, distaff, half stem, tall stem - How to choose?

Understanding the Different Forms of Fruit Trees and Their Planting

Arboriverse , a specialist in the production and supply of professional fruit trees, offers a wide range of plants adapted to your needs and your growing objectives. Discover the characteristics of scions, cattails, half-stems and high-stems, and how to choose and plant these trees on your plot.


The Different Forms of Fruit Trees

1. Scion

  • Benefits :
    • Attractive price.
    • Flexibility: possibility of shaping the tree according to your needs.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Requires training.
    • Late production (4 to 5 years).
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 3 to 4 m.
    • Tutoring: recommended for 1 to 2 years.

2. Distaff

  • Benefits :
    • Perfect for small gardens or high density crops.
    • Fast production: fruiting in 1 to 2 years.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Shorter lifespan.
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 5 to 7 m.
    • Tutoring: recommended for 2 to 3 years.

3. Half-stem

  • Benefits :
    • Good production.
    • Accessible size for maintenance.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Requires more space.
    • Production in 2 to 4 years.
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 5 to 10 m.
    • Tutoring: necessary for 3 to 4 years.

4. High-top

  • Benefits :
    • Longevity and high production.
    • Promotes biodiversity.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Significant space (8 to 10 m between trees).
    • Late production (5 years minimum).
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 8 to 10 m.
    • Density: 150 to 250 trees/ha.

Criteria for Choosing the Right Tree Shape

  • Available space: Choose cattails for small gardens or scions for personalized management. For larger spaces, tall stems or half-stems are ideal.
  • Desired production: rapid production favors cattails, while sustainable production favors tall stems.
  • Maintenance: Half-stems are more accessible, while high-stems require little intervention after establishment.
  • Biodiversity: tall stems are best suited to creating natural habitats.

Tips for Planting Your Fruit Trees

1. Soil preparation

  • Analysis and amendment: test the soil and enrich it with compost.
  • Drainage: Avoid compacted or wet soils.

2. Planting

  • Planting hole: adapted to the size of the roots (60x60x60 cm for scions, up to 1 m for tall stems).
  • Positioning: The graft point must be at least 7.5 cm above the ground.
  • Watering and mulching: essential for recovery.

3. Layout and orientation

  • Spacing: respect the recommended distances according to the type of plant.
  • Orientation: north-south for optimal sunshine.

4. Pollination

  • Varietal compatibility: Mix compatible varieties.
  • Pollinators: Plan for 10 to 12% pollinator trees in your orchard.

Why Choose Arboriverse?

  • Professional quality: grafted plants produced by specialist nurserymen.
  • Producer prices: excellent value for money.
  • Fast delivery: throughout France, directly to your orchard.
  • Technical support: personalized advice and free quotes within 48 hours.

Take advantage of our producer prices to buy your fruit trees!

Plant your grafted fruit plot with Arboriverse today.

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Avrolles cider apple tree plant at producer prices for professional apple growers

Technical sheet of the Avrolles variety

  • Skin color: Mainly green/yellowish, streaked with red on 3/4 of the fruit
  • Tree size: Semi-erect, fairly balanced and moderately vigorous
  • Fruit maturity: Very late (end of November)
  • Fruit Taste: White, greenish flesh, medium firm, sweet and sour, with a sour taste. Abundant juice, but little aroma
  • Earliness of the variety: Late
  • Disease resistance and storage: Susceptible to diseases such as powdery mildew, canker, and fire blight. Storage until April
  • Commercial use: Production of cider, acidic variety to be used in blending to give more flavor to the cider
  • Comments: Good pollinator for all late varieties

Avrolles: A traditional variety for balanced and fragrant ciders

The Avrolles cider apple tree is a sure bet for market gardeners and professional producers looking for a traditional variety capable of producing aromatic and balanced ciders. With its juicy apples and bittersweet flavor, this variety is ideal for standard orchards and traditional plantations. Vigorous and quick to enter production, the Avrolles stands out for its versatility and unique flavor qualities.

At Arboriverse, your specialist wholesale supplier of cider apple plants, we select Avrolles plants to meet the needs of demanding professionals and guarantee optimal production.


Tasty and versatile fruits for cider production

Avrolles apples stand out for their organoleptic qualities, ideal for cider blends:

  • Size: Small to medium, perfect for blending.
  • Shape: Spherical and slightly flattened, ensuring an attractive visual uniformity.
  • Skin color: Yellow-green, sometimes washed with red, for an authentic aesthetic.
  • Flesh: White, juicy and sweet, offering a pleasant texture.
  • Taste profile:
    • Bittersweet flavor, with tangy notes and balanced freshness.
    • A rich and fragrant juice, ideal for round and harmonious ciders.

Thanks to their balance between sweetness and bitterness, Avrolles apples are particularly sought after for producing authentic and well-balanced ciders.


An optimized growing calendar

Flowering and harvest

  • Flowering: Mid-late, around mid-May, which helps avoid spring frosts and guarantees reliable production.
  • Fruit Maturity: Apples reach full maturity in October, with harvesting possible over several weeks.

Fast processing for fresh ciders

  • Cider production: The transformation into cider is optimal after harvest, allowing all the freshness and aromas of the fruit to be preserved.
  • Blends: Avrolles apples blend perfectly with more bitter or acidic varieties, such as Binet Rouge or Douce Moën.

A vigorous and hardy tree

Characteristics of the Avrolles apple tree

  • Vigor: Medium, providing a well-structured, wind-resistant tree.
  • Port: Semi-erect with a spreading dome, promoting good exposure of the fruits to the sun.
  • Mature size: Reaches a height of approximately 5 meters, ideal for traditional orchards.

Resistance and maintenance: a balance between hardiness and monitoring

Although robust, the Avrolles variety requires regular monitoring to avoid infections:

  • Powdery mildew: Significant sensitivity, requiring regular preventive treatments.
  • Scab: Moderate sensitivity, which can be limited by ventilated tree management and good soil drainage.
  • Fire blight: Increased vigilance is recommended for flowers and young shoots.

Maintenance and management

  • Rapid fruiting, offering a return on investment within the first few years after planting.
  • Thinning recommended to limit alternation and optimize fruit quality.
  • Storage: The fruits can be stored for a few weeks after harvesting, facilitating their rapid transformation into cider.

Pollination: the importance of complementary varieties

Like many cider varieties, the Avrolles apple tree is self-sterile, requiring cross-pollination.

Recommended pollinating varieties:

  • Bedan
  • Sweet Veret of Carrouges
  • Sweet Moën
  • Binet Rouge
  • Boué Apple

Planting two or three compatible varieties in your orchard ensures efficient pollination and consistent production.


Productivity adapted to professional orchards

The Avrolles apple tree is known for its high fertility, making it particularly suitable for traditional orchards.

  • Abundant yield: Although precise data is not available, this variety offers generous harvests if the growing conditions are respected.
  • Adaptation to high-stem orchards: Perfectly adapted to traditional orchards, Avrolles is an excellent choice for producers wishing to maintain classic and profitable arboriculture.

Ideal for balanced and aromatic ciders

Cider profile sought

  • Bittersweet juice, providing an ideal base for traditional blends.
  • Harmonious flavor, perfect for lovers of complex and aromatic ciders.

Additional uses

  • Prepare desserts (compotes, pies).
  • Accompany savory dishes thanks to its juicy texture and bittersweet flavor.

Why choose the Avrolles variety with Arboriverse?

  • Certified quality: Rigorously selected plants to guarantee optimal productivity.
  • Technical support: Take advantage of Arboriverse's expert advice to optimize the management of your orchards.
  • Professional Service: Fast and careful delivery to meet the needs of professional operations.
  • Competitive Prices: Ideal for bulk orders, with excellent value for money.

The Avrolles cider apple tree is an essential choice for market gardeners and professional producers. With its bittersweet fruit, its vigor, and its adaptation to tall orchards, this variety stands out for its ability to produce balanced and aromatic ciders, highly prized on the market.

Contact Arboriverse, your specialist cider apple tree wholesale supplier, today to incorporate this traditional variety into your orchard. Choose tradition and quality to satisfy your customers and enhance your cider production.