A naturally less vigorous sport of the famous English cooking apple.
Bramley 20 apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Bramley 20
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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United States
- Michele Suttkus in Kelso, WA
United Kingdom
- Amphibian in Weavering, KENT
- Andrew Barnes in Hereford, HEREFORDSHIRE
- Andrew Guille in St Saviour, GUERNSEY
- Billy Auger in Hopton Wafers, SHROPSHIRE
- Chloe Dorrans in BATH, AVON
- Daniel Mills in FISKERTON, LINCS
- David Hughes in Broadway, WORCESTERSHIRE
- David Lumb in Old Buckenham, NORFOLK
- David Styles in Hove, EAST SUSSEX
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- Gaynor Murray in Newton Stewart, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
- Ian in PAVENHAM, BEDFORDSHIRE
- Ian Dimery in Ripon, NORTH YORKSHIRE
- Ivor Kiverstein in Pulborough, WEST SUSSEX
- j Stiles in Cambridge, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
- John Back in Shanklin, ISLE OF WIGHT
- Julie Quantrill in INVERURIE, ABERDEENSHIRE
- Lizzy Bennett in SKIPTON,
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- Pamela in Holsworthy, DEVON
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- Stephen Thorndale in Tysoe, WARWICKSHIRE
- Stuart Sullivan in Worcester, WIRCESTERSHIRE
- Sue Round in Wythall, WORCS
- Tim in Whitstable, KENT
- Tv15 in Basingstoke,
Spain
- Linda Buss in Cocentaina, ALICANTE
Spring blossom records for this variety
2023 season
- 15th April 2023 - tree owned by John in Shanklin, United Kingdom
2018 season
- 27th April 2018 - tree owned by David in Hove, United Kingdom
2016 season
- 17th May 2016 - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom
2014 season
- 17th May 2014 - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom
- April 2014 - tree owned by Linda in Cocentaina, Spain
2013 season
- 1st June 2013 - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom
2012 season
- 19th May 2012 - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom
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Harvest records for this variety
2023 season
- 2nd week August 2023 - tree owned by John in Shanklin, United Kingdom
2015 season
- 2nd week September 2015 - tree owned by j in Cambridge, United Kingdom
- 2nd week September 2015 - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom
2014 season
- 2nd week September 2014 - tree owned by Andrew in St Saviour, United Kingdom
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Unknown
- Originates from: Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Green / Red
- Flower colour: White
- Popularity: Best sellers
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: White
- Fruit size: Large
- Fruit shape: Flat-round
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sharper
- Cooking result: Puree
- Discoloration of fruit: Slightly oxidising (browns slowly)
- Discoloration of fruit: Oxidising
- Juice style: Sharper
- Vitamin C content: High
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Juice
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Food uses: Traditional cooker
- Juice colour: Pale yellow
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: early October
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Ploidy: Triploid
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Partial tip-bearer
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Longevity: Long-lived
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Hot (>30C / 86F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Very resistant
- Powdery mildew: Some resistance
- Fire blight: Some resistance
- Cedar apple rust: Some resistance
- Bitter pit: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Bramley 20 apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Bramley 20 apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Bramley 20:
United Kingdom
England - midlands
- The Vyne, Basingstoke