Braeburn Apple Trees

Malus domestica Braeburn - Eating Apples

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A well known variety with lovely bright red and yellow colouring, a superbly crisp, juicy bite and an excellent sweet and sharp balance of flavour. Braeburn apple trees are actually not very widely grown in Britain. This may have something to do with the fact that they are so common in supermarkets - they travel well and are at their best after a period of ripening off the tree, making them ideal for large scale imports. However, they also need plenty of warmth, which makes them unpopular with commercial growers in most parts of the country. Best picked during October, your fruit will store very well in cool conditions, usually into the new year.

Braeburn Apples: History and Parentage

A New Zealand breed that was raised in Braeburn Orchards, located in the centre of the country. It was discovered in 1952 as a chance seedling, most likely between Lady Hamilton and Granny Smith, although this has not been proved. It now accounts for nearly half the apples that are exported from the country.

Apple Tree Pollination Guide for Braeburn

Braeburns are reliably self-fertile and although crop size will be improved with a pollination partner, one is not essential. They flower in the mid to late season and can pollinate any apple tree in those categories.

Rootstocks and Cultivation Notes

We use MM106 rootstocks for our Braeburns to give you the most choice when it comes to training your tree. They are heavy croppers and tend to begin bearing fruit when they are quite young. There is some biennial tendency, which can be smoothed out by attentive thinning of excess fruit. These trees need their heat and we only recommend them for growing in quite sheltered, sunny sites in the South of the country, where the growing season is longest. They are not really suitable for organic farming.

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Delivery:
The basic delivery charge for all orders containing fruit trees of any size (bareroot or pot-grown) is £12.55 + VAT.
Because couriers sometimes experience delays, we schedule delivery by week, not by day. Therefore, please plan your planting day for the weekend at the end of the delivery week or for the week following delivery, at the earliest.
You can choose the delivery week that suits you during checkout and we will email you the day before your plants are due to arrive.

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Guarantee: If any plants die within a year, we will replace them. We only ask that you follow our planting & growing instructions and sent us clear photographs of the dead plants in situ, so we can help to make sure that the replacement plants succeed. You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.

Please note that our guarantee is void if there is a hosepipe ban in your area: your newly planted fruit trees must be watered in dry weather while it is establishing. The best way to water is very thoroughly every few days: at least once a week if there is no heavy rain.

Our nursery has been supplying container grown and bareroot fruit trees to gardeners and orchard owners since 1949. Our website started in 2003, so we do understand the concerns that you may have about buying fruit trees online. If any of your plants are damaged when they arrive or if you are otherwise not satisfied with your order after you inspect it, please repackage it and contact us. We will give you a refund or send replacements and send a courier to come and collect the unwanted plants.