Bramley Seedling Apple Tree

The Malus domestica ‘Bramley’ seedlings’ is a late-season cooking apple that can be used in cooking, juicing and even in the making of cider.

Bramley’s Seedling produces large apples high in acidity that are ideal for cooking and baking. Due to Bramley’s Seedling high acidic content, it cooks down to a stuff but light puree, a key requirement for traditional English apple cookery.

Apple are one of the easier fruit trees to grow and are increasingly becoming more popular with gardeners. They are medium sized deciduous trees with flashy Spring flowers and ornamental or edible fruit in the Autumn.

Bramley’s Seedling trees are known for being long-lived and large. The original tree was grown from a pip in Nottinghamshire in 1809 and is still alive today.

Apple trees benefit from growing in slightly sheltered, sunny area, as the blossom will attract a large variety of pollinators as well as the sun will help ripen the fruit.

MM106 (Semi Dwarfing) are suitable for all forms except standards. The apple trees are tolerant to various soils like grass orchards and poor soils. Widely used rootstock, but not for small gardens. This tree will begin fruiting after three or four years with a ultimate height of between 3-4m.

M26 (Dwarfing) are good for spindlebush, espalier and ideal for containers. Typically starts fruiting after two or three years with an ultimate height of between 2.4-3m.

M27 (Extremely Dwarfing) are suitable to grow in small gardens where the soil is fertile. Plant in weed & soil-free grass and water during hot seasons. The tree will start fruiting after two years with an ultimate height of around 1 – 2m.