Vilberie Apple Trees

• Bittersweet
• High sugar
• High tannins

Very bitter with high astringency. Vilberie is one of the most tannic apples in the world. It is very useful in cider blending, because less juice is required (than average) to add considerable tannins to a cider.

19th c variety from Brittany. Late harvest. Vigorous tree. Precocious and productive. Very late blooming. Supposedly self-fertile. Fireblight susceptible.