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Apple
Bramley's Seedling 

 

 

 

 
SummaryBramley's Seedling is the definitive English cooking apple. It produces heavy crops of large apples with a sharp acidic flavour, which cook down to a smooth puree.




Identification

Bramley's Seedling




Fruit colourGreen




Flesh colourWhite




Fruit sizeVery large




Fruit shapeFlat-round




Using

Bramley's Seedling




FlavorVery good




Flavour styleSharper




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping3 months or more




Cooking resultPuree




Growing

Bramley's Seedling




Picking




CroppingHeavy




VigourVery large




PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Blossom frost-resistance
Gardening skill




ProblemsScab - Very resistant
Mildew - Some resistance
Fireblight - Some resistance
Cedar apple rust - Some resistance
Bitter pit - Some susceptibility

Other

Bramley's Seedling




Country of originUnited Kingdom




Other qualitiesAwards 1993