Early and reliable bearer: Ensures a harvest of cider apples before the main season
High tannin content: Delivers a dry, mouth-drying cider experience
Floral cider profile: Yields cider with notes of vanilla, melon, and bright apple flavor
Strong resistance to apple scab and canker: Reduces need for chemical treatments
Ships spring 2026: Allows for timely planting and growth
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The Dabinett Apple dates back to a chance discovery by William Dabinett (for whom it is named) in the early 1800s at his orchard in Somerset, England. It is probably a chance seedling of the Chisel Jersey apple though neither parent has been properly identified. The apple is bitterly astringent and is not meant to be eaten off the tree. I