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Porter's Perfection Apple Tree
Porter's Perfection Apple Tree
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Porter's Perfection is an English cider apple discovered by Charles Porter at East Lambrook in Somerset during the 19th century. It became widely planted in Somerset cider orchards in the early 20th century as a medium bittersharp apple.
The small fruit has yellow green skin with red stripes and produces sharp juice with modest astringency. Fruit sometimes forms fused pairs or clusters, a distinctive trait that gave the cultivar the nickname Clusters. Porter's Perfection ripens very late, often into November in its traditional growing region.
Cold Hardiness Zone: 5
Cold hardinessZone 5 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 5 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
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Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – CanadaPollination
Apples need pollen from a different apple or crabapple to set fruit. A second variety in your yard will do it, and so will a neighbour's apple or fruiting crabapple. Double flowered ornamental crabapples make no pollen and do not count.