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Tête de Brebis 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!

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Tête de Brebis Cider Apple Tree at wholesale prices for Professional fruit growers

Technical sheet of the Tête de Brebis variety

  • Fruit color: White, juicy and sweet flesh.
  • Skin color: Yellow and red streaked.
  • Size and shape: Truncated cone shape.
  • Fruit maturity: Early November.
  • Disease resistance and storage: Good shelf life.
  • Variety yield: Strong.
  • Commercial use: Cider and apple juice.
  • Comments:
    • Originally from the English Channel.
    • Rustic and good productivity.
    • Suitable for cultivation in France.

The Tête de Brebis variety: An emblematic choice

The Tête de Brebis variety, hardy and productive, is an ideal choice for professional producers looking to showcase French cider heritage. With its distinctive fruit appearance and ability to produce a balanced cider, it impresses with its reliability and robustness. Arboriverse, your specialist wholesale supplier of cider apple trees, will help you integrate this iconic variety into your orchards.


The advantages of the Tête de Brebis apple tree

Perfect fruits for processing

  • Attractive appearance: Medium-sized apples with a truncated cone shape and yellow skin with red stripes, which give a beautiful aesthetic to the final product.
  • White, firm flesh: Ideal for good juice yield and efficient processing.
  • Balanced flavor: A reputation built on its adaptability to cider and juice, with perfect quality for harmonious blends.

Thanks to their characteristic shape and good processing ability, Tête de Brebis apples are a preferred choice for authentic ciders and artisanal apple juices.


A robust and easy to grow tree

Adaptability and hardiness

The Tête de Brebis apple tree is well-adapted to temperate climates, with a strong ability to tolerate a variety of soils, provided they are well-drained. Its hardiness makes it a reliable option for professional orchards located in regions where climatic conditions can be demanding.

Ease of maintenance

With a semi-erect habit and a well-branched crown, this tree is easy to prune and harvest. Annual pruning will help control its natural vigor and optimize production.


A high-yielding variety for optimized production

Harvest and maturity

  • Period: Harvest at the beginning of November, ideal for immediate transformation into cider or juice.
  • Yield: This variety guarantees high and consistent production, essential for growers looking to maximize their annual harvest.

Cross-pollination

The Tête de Brebis apple tree is self-sterile and requires the presence of other compatible varieties to ensure good fruiting. Arboriverse offers you pollinating varieties adapted to guarantee optimal yield.


Why choose Arboriverse?

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

The Arboriverse advantages:

  • Superior quality plants: Rigorously selected for their robustness and their ability to produce exceptional fruit.
  • Tailor-made support: Technical advice to maximize the potential of your orchard.
  • Competitive prices and professional logistics: Order in bulk with ease and receive your plants quickly, wherever you are in France.

With Arboriverse, turn your ambitions into success by growing varieties like Tête de Brebis, combining tradition and performance.

Take action with Arboriverse!

Adopt Tête de Brebis cider apple trees and give your ciders an authentic, traditional flavor. Contact Arboriverse today for a personalized quote and discover why we're the go-to partner for professional producers.