About
Dabinett' is a cider apple, with a bittersweet flavour, capable of producing a balanced, medium-dry cider on its own. It is self-fertile and a very late cropper, ready to pick in November, though it starts to crop at a relatively young age. The fruit is yellowish-green, variably-flushed and striped with red and often with russet streaks.
About the genus
Malus are small to medium-sized deciduous trees with showy flowers in spring and ornamental or edible fruit in autumn; some have good autumn foliage colour
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeClay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing, East-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeFruit Edible, Trees
HabitBushy
FoliageDeciduous
Height4-8 metres
Spread4-8 metres
Time to full height10-20 years
Suggested usesWildlife gardens, Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens
FragranceFlower
Care notes
CultivationIs more tolerant than eating apples, but still prefers a deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. See apple cultivation
PruningPruning group 1 after initial training as a standard tree is completed See apple pruning
PropagationPropagate by grafting in midwinter or budding in late summer. Fruit grown from pips will not resemble the parent
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, including woolly aphid and rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to apple canker, apple scab, blossom wilt, brown rot, fireblight, honey fungus and powdery mildews