Cider trees

[Glaucus]

Bit of a long shot but always amazed by variety of knowledge on here.

Thinking about buying sis/brother in law a cider tree or two. they brought a house the other year and it has a massive garden and they won't be moving for agessss.

so anyone know anything about cider tress at all? even basic stuff like how many trees would you need to brew a personal stash, can they grow in pretty much any soil and of course any opinions on variety and how many years to mature and produce fruit.

 

[Glaucus]

There is a big tree in my mate's garden and we got at least 40kg of apples off it during one scrump. That's enough for over 30 litres of apple juice if you press it well. I don't know if you specifically need cider apples though, you can always add yeast. You definitely don't want cooking apples because the cider will be too sharp.

That's good so one tree should be enough to make cider, any ideas on pollination?

(Cider doesn't grow on trees, apples do, you actually have to make the cider from the apples, therefore you're after an apple tree)

Smart ****, Specified cider as not all breeds are good for cider.

 

[Glaucus]

If you have a vintage varity (nothing to do with age) you shouldn't need to mix apples, or at least thats what I've read, all though willing to get two trees

 

[Glaucus]

If only it was open 24/7

 

[Glaucus]

So of i got two apple trees of same type they would pollinate each other?
Or get a crabapple and they coukd make some stuff with that as well.