I sprayed Blossom Protect and Buffer Protect on the late blooming apples. These are primarily French cider apples which bloom well after all the other cultivars are past petal fall. Because they flower late, they can be more susceptible to fireblight which thrives and spreads when apples are in bloom and weather is warm and wet. These cultivars are some of our favorites, and we love growing them despite the risk.

Here’s the current list of our late bloomers:

Bigalow Tree (russet Maine)
Blake (dessert and cooking UK)
Boutelle Lisieux (cider France)
Cartigny (cider France)
Cherry Norman (cider UK)
Coat Jersey (cider UK)
Dabinett (cider UK)
Doux Normandy (cider UK or France)
Frequin Audievre (cider France)
Frequin Tardive (cider France)
Frostproof (bitter cider? mid-Atlantic US)
Hagloe Crab (cider UK)
Peau d’Ane (cider France)
Ribston Pippin (dessert UK)
Sissipuk (red-fleshed crab Canada)
Vilberie (cider UK)