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Growing cider apples is very similar to growing other apples except that because the apples are being to be pressed, and never reach the consumer in their "whole form", the producer does not have to worry about superficial appearances. Attention can be brought to bear instead upon the health and flavour of the apples.

Good cider apples need to contain a bit of tannin. Apples with good tannin in Europe include Brown's Apple, Yarlington Mills, Tremblett's Bitter, Stoke Red and Gottingen. In North America, the list includes Virginia Crab, Geneva Crab, Cortland, and also Golden Russet.

While eating and cooking apples have gone in and out of fashion over the years, and producers are always striving to produce new ones in those categories to tempt fickle consumers, cider apple varieties are treasured as grape varieties are.

History
From 1600 to the mid 1800s, almost 2/3 of the Island of Jersey was covered in orchards of cider apples. After the 1850s, most of the orchards were chopped down and replaced by the new crops of potatoes and tomatoes.

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Cider

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Cider Apples
Abram Apples, Arkansas Black Apple, Ashmead's Kernel, Baldwin Apple, Bloody Butcher Apple, Brown's Apples, Brown's Apple, Bullock Apples, Bulmer's Norman Apples, Calville Blanc d'Hiver, Campfield Apples, Chisel Jersey Apples, Cortland Apples, Crimson King Apples, Dabinett Apple, Dunkerton Late Sweet, Empire Apples, Foxwhelp Apples, Golden Russett Apples, Graniwinkle Apples, Hewe's Crab Apples, Hunt Russet Apples, Jade Apples, Jersey Mac Apple, Kingston Black Apples, Kinnaird's Choice Apples, Late Harrison Apples, Levering Limbertwig Apples, Limbertwig Apples, Mannington's Pearmain Apples, Medaille d'or Apples, Michelin Apples, Milwaukee Apples, Minnesota 1734 Apples, Muscadet de Dieppe Apples, Muscat de Bernay Apples, Myer's Royal Limbertwig Apples, Nehou Apples, Nelson County Crabapples, Nova Spy Apple, Old Fashioned Limbertwig Apples, Pomme Gris Apples, Porter's Perfection Apples, Redfield Apples, Royal Limbertwig Apples, Smith's Cider Apples, Sops of Wine Apples, Spigold Apples, Stoke's Red Apple, Suntan Apples, Sweet Alford Apples, Tom Putt Apples, Tremlett's Bitter Apple, Vandevere Apples, Wagener Apple, Wealthy Apple, White Winter Pearmain Apples, Wickson Crab Apples, Winesap Apples, Yarlington Mill Apple, Yates Apples

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Apples
Acme Apples, Adanac Apples, Airlie Red Flesh Apples, Alaska Apples, Amberoso Apples, Applecrabs, Boiken Apples, British Apples, Cooking Apples, Crab Apples, Desse de Buff Apples, Erwin Baur Apples, Fameuse Apples, Fresh-Eating Apples, Juice Apples, Ozark Pippin Apples, Pie Apples, Pixie Apples, Russet Apples, Salad Apples, Sauce Apples, Ziegler's Sweeting Apples

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Apricots, Avocado, Chayote, Citrus Fruit, Guava Fruit, Kiwis, Mangos, Maypop Fruit, Medlars, Melons, Nectarines, Papaya, Passion Fruit, Peaches, Pears, Persimmons, Plums, Pomegranates, Quinces, Red Sorrel, Rose Hips, Sapote, Star Fruit, True Service Fruit

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Fruit
Bananas, Bletting, Candied Fruit, Dried Fruit, Drupes, Olives, Rhubarb, Soft Fruit