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

Technical sheet of the Rambault variety

  • Fruit color: Yellow flesh.
  • Skin color: Pale yellow washed with light red.
  • Size and shape: Flattened rounded conical.
  • Fruit Taste: Yellow flesh, firm, fine, and slightly sweet, with a suitable aroma when ripe. The juice is not very aromatic, amber-red, and the cider is quite sour but fruity.
  • Disease resistance and storage: Good storage life, lasting 3 to 5 months.
  • Commercial use: Cider production, cooking, and pastries.
  • Comments:
    • Originally from Lower Normandy, in the Pays d'Auge region.
    • Good fruit transport for second season fruits.

The Rambault Apple Tree: A Pays d'Auge Tradition

The Rambault cider apple tree, native to the famous Pays d'Auge region in Lower Normandy, is a traditional and robust variety that appeals to professional producers with its high productivity and versatility. Arboriverse, your specialist wholesale supplier of cider apple plants, offers this variety, ideal for producing quality ciders, delicious juices, and even culinary creations.


Rambault fruits: A perfect balance for your ciders

Fruit characteristics

  • Distinctive appearance: Apples with a flattened conical shape, with pale yellow skin delicately washed with red, which seduce with their authenticity.
  • Firm, fine white flesh: Suitable for processing, it offers an excellent juice yield.
  • Unique flavor: A balance between acidity and sweetness, ideal for fruity and refreshing ciders.

Exceptional versatility

  • Cider production: Thanks to their red amber juice, which is not very aromatic but rich in tannins, Rambault apples fit perfectly into balanced cider blends.
  • Culinary and juice: They are also suitable for homemade preparations such as donuts, baked apples and apple juice.

Optimal agricultural performance

A spread out production cycle

  • Late harvest and long shelf life: Fruits are harvested from November to March, offering valuable flexibility for growers.
  • Winter Ripening: Apples reach full ripeness in fall-winter, ideal for staggered processing.

High and consistent performance

The Rambault variety is renowned for its high annual productivity, making it a strategic choice for maximizing harvest volumes in a professional orchard.


Arboriverse: Your partner for a successful orchard

As a specialist wholesale supplier of cider apple plants, Arboriverse is committed to providing you with excellent, certified plants adapted to your professional objectives.

The advantages of Arboriverse:

  • Superior quality plants: Selected for their robustness and their ability to produce exceptional fruit.
  • Personalized advice: We support you every step of the way, from planting to maintaining your trees.
  • Competitive prices and fast delivery: Order in bulk with ease and receive your plants directly in your orchards.

Why choose the Rambault variety?

A robust and adaptable tree

  • Hardiness and vigor: With a wide dome-shaped shape and vigorous growth, the Rambault apple tree thrives on varied soils, notably the clay-limestone soils typical of the Pays d'Auge.
  • Low susceptibility to diseases: The variety is not very susceptible to scab and shows good resistance to demanding climatic conditions.

Simplified management for optimal results

  • Annual pruning: Promotes regular production and improves fruit quality.
  • Effective cross-pollination: Associated with compatible varieties such as Reine des Reinettes or Fréquin Rouge, Rambault guarantees abundant fruiting.

Take action with Arboriverse!

Add the Rambault variety to your orchard and benefit from its exceptional performance to produce quality ciders and versatile fruits. Contact Arboriverse today for a personalized quote and benefit from our expertise in professional orchards.