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Marie Ménard 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!

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Marie Ménard cider apple tree plant at producer prices for professional apple growers

Technical sheet of the Marie Ménard variety

  • Fruit color: White and very fragrant.
  • Skin color: Yellow ochre, washed with carmine red in sunlight.
  • Size and shape: Medium to large size (50 to 90 grams), rounded and flattened at both poles.
  • Tree Size: Reaches a height of about 5 meters and a spread of 4 meters.
  • Fruit maturity: Harvested in October.
  • Fruit taste: Crisp, juicy, sweet, tangy and very fragrant.
  • Earliness of the variety: Slow fruit set.
  • Fruiting period: October, with two peaks of fruit fall: end of September then mid-October.
  • Disease resistance and storage: Less susceptible to scab, powdery mildew, and canker, and resistant to fire blight. The fruits can be stored for several weeks for cooked use.
  • Variety yield: Quite productive and ensures regular production every year, although it is not very alternating.
  • Is this variety self-fertile? No, it requires the presence of other apple tree varieties to ensure pollination.
  • Commercial use: Transformation into cider or apple juice.
  • Comments: Semi-erect port with a spreading dome.

Le Pommier Marie Ménard: A benchmark for cider

The Marie Ménard cider apple tree, native to Brittany, embodies excellence for professional cider producers. Renowned for its robustness, consistent productivity, and remarkable fruit quality, it is ideal for producing full-bodied bittersweet ciders. At Arboriverse, a specialist wholesale supplier of cider apple trees, we offer exceptional plants to ensure the success of your orchard.


A variety with remarkable qualities

Fruit characteristics

  • White, crisp and fragrant flesh: Perfect for ciders rich in flavor.
  • Aesthetic Skin: Yellow ochre, with red tints that add visual value.
  • Structured must: Rich in tannins, it produces bittersweet ciders with great depth.

In addition to its cider-making destination, Marie Ménard is also suitable for culinary preparations such as jellies or apple juices, reinforcing its interest for professional producers.


Agronomic and economic advantages

Robustness and adaptability

Cold resistance (-20°C) and low susceptibility to diseases such as scab or powdery mildew reduce the need for treatments, allowing for economical and environmentally friendly management. In addition, the variety adapts perfectly to a wide variety of soils, offering great flexibility for orchard establishment.

Regular and reliable production

Despite a slightly slower fruit set, the Marie Ménard apple tree ensures an abundant and regular harvest. The harvest period, from late September to mid-October, maximizes fruit quality and yield.

Optimized pollination

This self-sterile variety requires suitable pollinators to ensure optimal fruiting. We offer complementary varieties such as Rouget de Dol or Douce Coëtligné, available in our range of plants.


Arboriverse: Your Partner for Successful Production

As a specialist wholesale supplier of cider apple plants, Arboriverse is committed to providing high-quality plants, carefully selected for their robustness and performance.

Why choose Arboriverse?

  • Recognized expertise: We support professional producers with advice tailored to their needs.
  • Superior quality plants: All our plants are rigorously checked to guarantee their vigor and their ability to produce excellent fruit.
  • A complete and professional service: Wholesale orders, competitive prices, and fast delivery throughout France.

Take action with Arboriverse!

Optimize your cider production today with our Marie Ménard cider apple trees. Contact our team for a personalized quote and to discover how Arboriverse can become your preferred partner for profitable and efficient orchards.