Tom Putt

• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 3

Tom Putt is an old English cider variety, which can also be used for cooking. The fruit size is quite large for a cider variety, and the sharp flavor mellows when cooked.

Malus domestica

Tom Putt cider apple trees for sale

• 11-year maiden bare-root tree 24.95€
  MM106 rootstock
  Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)
  

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• 21-year maiden bare-root tree 24.95€
  M25 rootstock
  Full size size (4.5m-6m after 10 years)
  

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Next deliveries

Deliveries resume December 2020

How to grow

Like many old varieties, Tom Putt has good natural disease resistance.

History

Thought to originate in Somerset or Devon, in south-west England, in the late 18th century.

Tom Putt characteristics

• Picking seasonEarly
• CroppingGood
• Fruit persistenceNormal ripening
• Useful forCulinaryJuiceHard ciderTraditional cooker
• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Flowering group3
• Pollinating othersPoor
• PloidyTriploid
• VigourVigorous
• PrecocityPrecocious
• Bearing regularityRegular
• Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
• Disease resistanceGood
• ScabSome resistance
• Climate typeTemperate climatesMild damp climates
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Cold (< 20C / 67F)
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Period of origin1750 - 1799