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Reinette Clochard 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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Reinette Clochard Apple Tree Plant at Producer Prices for Professional Apple Growers

Technical sheet of the Reinette Clochard variety

  • Skin color: Golden yellow speckled with bronze
  • Tree size: Approximately 4 meters (with MM106 rootstock)
  • Fruit maturity: November, can be stored until February or even March
  • Fruit Taste: Fine, juicy, sweet and slightly tangy flesh. Very fragrant with a unique and sweet flavor.
  • Disease resistance and storage: Hardy and fertile. Apples keep very well in fruit trees until spring.
  • Variety Yield: Yields abundantly almost every year
  • Is this variety self-fertile? Self-sterile, it is pollinated by varieties such as Reine des Reinettes or Golden Delicious.
  • Commercial use: Ideal for raw consumption
  • Is this a COV variety? No
  • Comments: Native to the Deux-Sèvres department in France. The tree has an upright habit and a late flowering.

Reinette Clochard: A safe bet for market gardeners and professional producers

Native to Deux-Sèvres, more precisely from the Secondigny region, the Reinette Clochard is much more than just an apple. This French heritage variety, renowned for its hardiness and adaptability, is an essential choice for professional producers and market gardeners looking for a versatile and profitable apple.

As a specialist wholesale supplier of apple trees , Arboriverse offers you grafted and ready-to-plant Reinette Clochard plants, guaranteeing professional quality and excellent yield for your orchards. With a complete range of scions, half-stems, high-stems or bare roots, our goal is to simplify the design and establishment of your orchard while offering you competitive producer prices.



Why choose Reinette Clochard for your professional orchard?

A fruit that appeals to local markets and consumers

  • Exceptional taste quality: A perfect balance between sweetness and acidity that appeals to both fresh apple lovers and gourmets.
  • Versatility of use: Ideal for eating with a knife, culinary processing and food pairings with apples (especially with cheeses or meats).
  • Extended shelf life: Remarkable storage capacity that allows marketing to be extended until spring.

Buying Reinette Clochard plants means guaranteeing a variety that is popular for short supply chains and local markets.


Fruit characteristics: Visual and taste excellence

Apples with incomparable qualities

  • Skin color: Golden yellow, dotted with bronze flecks that give it a rustic, natural charm, perfect for market stalls.
  • Shape and size: Globular, slightly flattened at the poles, with large fruits and a ribbed shape typical of reinettes.
  • Flesh: White, fine and juicy, with a delicate aroma that develops fully when ripe.
  • Flavor: Sweet and slightly tart, offering a perfect balance between sweetness and acidity. The subtle aromas give this apple a unique taste signature.

Buying Reinette Clochard plants means investing in an authentic, high-quality variety that is perfect for local and high-end markets.


A robust tree suitable for professional requirements

Ideal for modern, high-performance orchards

  • Mature size and habit: With its upright, spur-like habit, this tree is ideal for intensive orchards and small spaces. Its height varies between 3 and 10 meters depending on the rootstock used, while its width can reach 4 meters.
  • Hardiness: Resistant to low temperatures (down to -15°C), it is perfectly suited to temperate and humid climates.
  • Moderate vigor: This fertile apple tree offers balanced growth, making it easy to maintain and integrate into professional orchards.

The grafted plants offered by Arboriverse ensure optimal growth and rapid fruiting for efficient production.


Earliness and production: A regular and late harvest

A harvest schedule that maximizes profitability

  • Harvest: Apples are ready to be picked from mid-October.
  • Ripening: The fruits reach their full flavor in November and can be eaten until March or even May under optimal storage conditions.
  • Production: Abundant and regular, this variety avoids alternating production. Moderate thinning may be necessary to ensure uniform size.

With Arboriverse, a specialist wholesale supplier of apple trees , enjoy an abundant and prolonged harvest for your winter and spring markets.


Commercial Uses: A Versatile and Profitable Apple

Diversified outlets for profitable production

  • Fresh consumption: A perfect eating apple, prized for its juicy flesh and balanced flavors.
  • Culinary transformation: Perfect for pastries, pies and cakes, it also stands out in savory dishes, particularly as an accompaniment to cheeses or meats.
  • Long shelf life: Its ability to be stored for up to 5 months allows for extended sales periods, thus meeting the demand of winter markets.

Buying Reinette Clochard plants means diversifying your outlets while attracting a varied clientele.


Pollination and Fertility: Optimal Productivity with Little Effort

A self-fertile variety, but one that can be optimized

The Reinette Clochard is naturally self-fertile, but its production can be enhanced by the presence of compatible pollinators:

  • Queen of Reinettes
  • Golden Delicious
  • Reinette de Caux
  • Red Delicious

Combining these varieties ensures efficient cross-pollination, guaranteeing even more generous production.


Why choose Arboriverse for your Reinette Clochard plants?

Your partner for high-performance orchards

  • Wide range of plants available: Half-stems, high-stems, scions or bare roots, to meet all your needs.
  • Guaranteed quality at producer prices: Guaranteed profitability thanks to our competitive prices and the robustness of our plants.
  • Direct delivery to your farm: Simplify logistics and receive your plants in optimal conditions.
  • Personalized technical support: Benefit from expert advice to maximize the success of your project.