Bramley (Bramley's Seedling) apple

Malus domestica

The definitive English cooking apple.

Parentage: Unknown
Origin: Nottinghamshire
Introduced: 1837
Season: Nov-Mar
Apple cultivar ID: 100900


Discovered as a chance seedling in the 19th century, Bramley's Seedling rapidly became the most widely-grown cooking apple in the UK - popular with both commercial growers and gardeners.  It cooks down to a puree, with a good flavour.

 

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20 Mar 2010 16:34Dave
Like Cox's, Bramley's is a poor variety for growing outside of large commercial orchards because of its awkward pollination requirements. It is supposedly far better on a large root-stock. Agreed on the comment about modern supermarket Bramley's - very unripe, though good flavour - fruit picked riper is a lot less tart.
14 Mar 2010 04:26Dave Liezen
Bruno, If you are located in the States, look up Raintree Nursery via a search engine. They offer Bramley on semi-dwarf rootstock (EMLA 7) which their catalog indicates should grow to about eleven feet tall, and semi-standard (MM111) which I would guess may reach 17 feet. I have ordered five different fruit trees from this company (four apples: Liberty, Queen Cox, Kingston Black and Ashmead's Kernel; and one sour cherry: English Morello) and my trees are doing well. I hope for a first crop this season.
11 Dec 2009 22:52Geoff Brace
I don't really feel Bramley is "extremely tart". Very unripe ones (usually quite dark green) often found in supermarkets can be sharp. If allowed to ripen they can be eaten raw (I always steal a slice or two when cooking them) and need only a little sugar when cooked. Try adding sultanas or raisins to get the sweetness. This is a lovely apple.

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