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Damelot Cider Apple Tree at wholesale prices for Professional fruit growers

Scion, Feathered Tree, Half-Standard, Standard — 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.

Request a free quote and benefit from expert advice.

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Damelot Cider Apple Tree at wholesale prices for Professional fruit growers

Technical sheet of the Damelot variety

  • Size and Shape: Small
  • Fruit maturity: from November
  • Fruit taste: Very bitter, high acidity and tannin content
  • Earliness of the variety: Late
  • Fruiting period: from November
  • Disease resistance and storage: Resistant to scab and slightly susceptible to powdery mildew
  • Is this variety self-fertile? Flowering is medium, which means it is a good pollinator.
  • Commercial use: Mainly for the production of cider
  • Comments: It is recommended to mix different apple varieties to balance sugar, acidity and tannins.

Damelot: A rustic variety for ciders with character

The Damelot cider apple tree is an iconic variety of French cidermaking heritage, renowned for its small yellow apples marked with black spots and its unique flavor profile. Appreciated by market gardeners and professional producers, this hardy apple tree is a strategic choice for producing balanced ciders, rich in tannins and with an authentic taste.

At Arboriverse, your specialist wholesale supplier of cider apple plants, we select Damelot plants to meet the needs of demanding producers and guarantee regular, quality harvests.


Unique fruits for ciders rich in flavor

Damelot apples are distinguished by their rustic aesthetic and their organoleptic qualities, ideal for cider production:

  • Size: Small to very small, suitable for efficient and rapid harvesting.
  • Shape: Spherical or slightly flattened, typical of traditional cider apples.
  • Skin: Yellow dotted with black dots, providing an authentic and natural appearance.
  • Flesh: Sour, slightly bitter, and without pronounced acidity.
  • Taste :
    • A subtle bitterness and rich tannins that bring structure and character to ciders.
    • Perfect aromatic complexity for balanced blends.

Damelot apples play a key role in cider blends, adding depth and aromas to blends intended for craft or farmhouse ciders.


An ideal variety for the production of traditional ciders

Business Applications

  • Ciders with character: With their high tannin content, Damelot apples enrich ciders with structure and complexity.
  • Blends: Used in moderate proportions, they perfectly balance ciders with sweeter or tangy profiles.
  • Late production: Their maturity in November makes them ideal for seasonal or high-end ciders.

By choosing Damelot plants from Arboriverse, you are choosing a variety specialized in the creation of high-quality ciders, appreciated for their authenticity and character.


A hardy and easy to grow tree

Tree characteristics

  • Vigor: Moderate, providing an easy-care and easy-to-manage tree.
  • Port: Semi-erect, with a solid frame that withstands varied climatic conditions well.
  • Recommended rootstocks:
    • Bud 9: For intensive or semi-intensive orchards.
    • MM106: Ideal for a balance between vigor and rapid fruiting.

Thanks to its hardiness, the Damelot apple tree is a safe choice for producers wishing to limit phytosanitary interventions while obtaining abundant harvests.


Cultivation calendar: a late harvest for seasonal ciders

Flowering and pollination

  • Flowering: Medium, making it a good pollinator variety for other apple trees.
  • Cross-pollination required: Damelot is self-sterile, requiring the presence of compatible varieties for optimal production.
  • Recommended pollinating varieties:
    • Little Yellow
    • Red mullet from Dol
    • Sweet Coët Line
    • René Martin
    • Guillevic

Harvesting and processing

  • Ripeness: Apples reach maturity in November, perfect for late-ripening, richly aromatic ciders.
  • Rapid processing: The fruits must be pressed quickly after harvesting to preserve their tannin content and prevent them from becoming "floury".

Natural resistance with low maintenance requirements

Disease resistance

  • Scab: Good resistance, reducing losses in humid climates.
  • Powdery Mildew: Low susceptibility, an advantage in humid or disease-prone areas.
  • Other diseases: Satisfactory resistance, with little need for phytosanitary treatments.

Simplified maintenance

  • Fast fruiting, ideal for regular harvests from the first years.
  • High yield, even under hardy growing conditions.

The Damelot apple tree is an economical and ecological choice, requiring little care for optimal results.


Origin and recognition: a variety at the heart of cider heritage

Deeply rooted in French cidermaking heritage, the Damelot apple tree is a traditional variety used for decades to enrich artisanal ciders. Appreciated for its hardiness and unique aromas, it remains a popular choice for preserving tradition while meeting modern consumer expectations.


Why choose Damelot with Arboriverse?

  • Certified quality: Rigorously selected plants to guarantee optimal production.
  • Technical support: Our experts advise you on how to optimize the management of your orchard.
  • Tailor-made service: Fast delivery tailored to the needs of professionals.
  • Added value: Produce authentic, characterful ciders with a rustic and reliable variety.

The Damelot cider apple tree is a must-have for professional producers looking to enrich their ciders with a rustic, tannin-rich variety. Thanks to its small, yellow apples with a unique flavor, it guarantees balanced and authentic ciders, perfectly suited to blends or artisanal vintages.

Trust Arboriverse, your specialist cider apple plant wholesaler, to add this variety to your orchard. Contact us today to order your Damelot plants and enhance your cider production.