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Judeline 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.

Request a free quote and benefit from expert advice.

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Judeline Cider Apple Tree Plant at Producer Prices for Professional Apple Growers

Technical sheet of the Judeline variety

  • Skin color: Streaked with red and orange
  • Size and Shape: Large
  • Fruit maturity: Early October
  • Fruit taste: Tangy flavor
  • Fruiting period: Early October
  • Disease resistance and storage: Susceptible to powdery mildew and scab
  • Variety yield: Very productive, rapid fruiting
  • Is this variety self-fertile? Requires cross-pollination
  • Commercial use: Cider production
  • Comments: Requires cross-pollination for best production.

Judeline: A modern and high-performance variety for quality ciders

The Judeline cider apple tree stands out as a modern variety, designed for professional producers seeking productivity and quality. With its large, orange-red apples and juice perfectly balanced between acidity and sweetness, this variety is ideal for creating complex and aromatic ciders.

At Arboriverse, your specialist wholesale supplier of cider apple plants, we select Judeline plants to ensure rapid fruiting and optimal profitability in your orchards.


Apples with tangy flavors and balanced juice

Judeline apples are attractive for their unique taste profile and remarkable aesthetic, ideal for premium ciders.

  • Skin Color: An orange-red hue with attractive streaks, perfect for beautifying your orchards.
  • Size: Large fruit, offering high yield for efficient processing.
  • Flavor:
    • Tangy and refreshing, with medium to strong intensity.
    • An orange-yellow juice, revealing an aromatic richness and a perfect balance between acidity and sugar.
  • Ground retention: Up to 80% of fruit recoverable, facilitating harvesting and reducing losses.

An early variety for rapid production

Flowering and harvest

  • Flowering: Compatible with standard pollinator varieties.
  • Fruit Maturity: Judeline apples reach full maturity in early October, allowing for earlier harvesting and processing than other varieties.
  • Simplified harvesting: Although 25% of the fruit can be difficult to remove from the tree, the good ground holding of the others simplifies management.

A robust apple tree with moderate maintenance needs

Resistance and maintenance

  • Disease tolerance:
    • Low susceptibility to fire blight, but vigilance remains necessary.
    • Sensitivity to powdery mildew and scab, requiring preventive treatments to preserve productivity.
  • Growing conditions:
    • Well-drained soil is essential to avoid root asphyxiation.
    • Suitable for soils rich in organic matter, with careful moisture management.
    • Moderately drought tolerant, with a need for regular watering during prolonged dry periods.

Vigor and productivity

  • Rapid fruiting, guaranteeing profitability from the first years after planting.
  • Thinning recommended to maximize fruit quality and stabilize yields.

Pollination: an asset for maximum yields

The Judeline apple tree is a self-sterile variety, requiring cross-pollination to ensure optimal production.

Recommended pollinating varieties:

  • Advent Sweet
  • Other compatible varieties flowering at the same time.

At Arboriverse, we support you in selecting varietal combinations for a high-performance and harmonious orchard.


Judeline: a variety tailored for high-end ciders

Cider production

  • Tangy and balanced flavor, providing a refreshing and aromatic dimension.
  • Orange-yellow juice, ideal for elegant and visually attractive vintages.

Other possible uses

  • The production of tangy apple juice, perfect for a craft market.
  • Blends: Integrated with other varieties to balance flavors and enrich vintages.

Why choose Judeline for your professional orchards?

  • Rapid profitability: Its early fruiting and large size make it a profitable variety from the first years.
  • Quality ciders: A balanced and tasty juice for ciders that will appeal to the most demanding consumers.
  • Adaptability: Although sensitive to certain conditions, Judeline thrives in well-drained soils with moderate maintenance.
  • Simplified management: Good ground support makes harvesting easier, even if some fruit can be difficult to detach from the tree.
  • A modern and versatile choice: Perfect for diversifying your orchard with a high-performance and visually appealing variety.

Contact Arboriverse today to order your Judeline plants and benefit from our expertise as a specialist wholesale supplier of cider apple plants. Choose performance and innovation to meet the expectations of fine cider lovers.