Malus domestica Braeburn - Eating Apples
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.
If you are unclear about fruit tree sizes take a look at our Guide to Fruit Tree Sizing
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