Large, firm, juicy, tart fruits are often picked green for pies and sauces. Allowed to fully ripen, fruit is yellow/red and suitable for fresh eating. Bramley's Apples are also used in cider blends. High vitamin C content and especially high in beneficial antioxidants. Vigorous and heavy bearing trees in mid-season. Scab and mildew resistant. Pollen sterile, needs a late blooming pollinator such as Northern Spy, Gold Rush, Wolf River or Winecrisp. Zone 4-9.
ZONE: 4-9
POLLINATION/BLOOM TIME: Late blooming. Needs another late blooming pollinator. Triploid - pollen sterile. Plant with two varieties that are able to cross pollinate each other or if limited space plant with a self fertile variety. For appropriate cross pollination click HERE
RECOMMENDED GROWING AND CARE:
Full sun, balanced moisture, reduce grass competition in root zone. Top dress with compost yearly. Summer prune for airflow and ease of harvest. Spur and partial tip bearer. Mid-season ripening. Vigorous & heavy bearing. Slower to come into production; 3-4 years to first fruit.
CHILL HOURS: 800 to 1000 hours below 45F
DISEASE RESISTANCE: Good. Scab & mildew resistant.
SIZE AT MATURITY: Dwarf - 8' x 12'| Semi Dwarf – 10-16' x 15'| Standard – 20' x 20'
*Mature size is not definitive – Climate, soil, care, and pruning methods all factor into size at maturity*
