Braeburn

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• Picking season: Very late late October / early November
• Country of origin: New Zealand
• Self-fertility: Self-fertile
• Flowering group: 4
• List of other varieties that will pollinate Braeburn

Braeburn is one of the most important commercial apple varieties, grown in all the major warm-climate apple producing areas of the world. It has a very good flavor when grown in the right conditions, and keeps well.

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Braeburn apple trees for sale

• 11-year maiden bare-root tree 33.45€
  M26 rootstock
  Medium size (2.5m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• 21-year maiden bare-root tree 33.45€
  MM106 rootstock
  Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)
  

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How to grow

Braeburn is generally an easy variety to grow, but it needs a long growing season. It does well in most areas where there is plenty of autumn sunshine. Although essentially a warm climate variety, it does not like excessive mid-summer heat.

Being a commercial variety, it is well-suited to the more dwarfing rootstocks such as M9 and B9.

Braeburn and most of its sports are self-fertile and do not necessarily need a pollination partner.

History

Discovered in New Zealand in the 1950s, possibly a seedling of Lady Hamilton. Braeburn is popularly thought to be related to Granny Smith, but the relationship - if any - has never been proven.

Braeburn characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
• Flowering group4
• Bearing regularityRegular
• Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
• Picking seasonVery late late October / early November
• CroppingGood
• Keeping3 months or more
• Useful forEating fresh
• Disease resistanceAverage Susceptible to fireblight
• ScabSome susceptibility
• FireblightSome susceptibility
• MildewSome susceptibility
• Climate typeTemperate climates Requires sunny aspect to ripen properlyWarm climates
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originNew Zealand
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Fruit colourOrange / Red
• AwardsRHS Plants for Pollinators