Ashton Bitter Apple Scionwood

This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Dabinett × Stoke Red. GT Spinks intro, Long Ashton, England, 1947.

Astringent cider apple with strong tannin, high sugar (SG 1.060) and low acidity. Medium-sized round opaque orange-yellow fruit, blushed and striped with red. Very juicy. Ripens in early fall, but we’ve pressed them in late October with good results. Best blended with sharps and other bittersweet varieties. From 1903 until 2003, Long Ashton Research Station was the British center for the study of cider. Ashton bitter was resurrected from an old Long Ashton trial orchard and planted extensively in recent years in England and the U.S.

Scab free. Blooms midseason. Z4.

7927 Ashton Bitter

Item	Discounted From	Quantity
L 7927 A: 8" scionwood stick, 1 for $6.00
L 7927 B: scionwood by the foot (10' minimum), 1 ft for $5.50

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Additional Information

Scionwood

Scions are twigs, not trees. They have no roots and will not grow if you plant them. They are cuttings from dormant branch tips, intended for spring grafting.

We do our best to provide ¼" caliper stock. Because of factors beyond our control (such as weather!) stock may be ³⁄₁₆–³⁄₈".

We sell scionwood in two ways:

By the stick: One 8" stick will graft 3-4 trees.
By the foot: Minimum order of 10 feet per variety. For orchardists grafting large numbers of trees of a particular variety. In our own nursery work, we are usually able to graft 6-8 trees from one foot of scionwood.

You can graft right away or store scionwood for later use. It will keep quite well for several weeks stored in sealed ziplock bags in the refrigerator.

The deadline for ordering scionwood is February 21, 2025, for shipment around March 10. (Please note: we ship scionwood only in mid-March. If you would like to order rootstock to arrive in the same shipment, select mid-March shipping when adding the rootstock to your cart.)

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