Topic: APPLES

[tim]

At last - having lost my order - 2 very nice Braeburns from Marshalls.

[calendula]

they look as if they might blossom this year  :-\

enjoy - do you have any others, I've managed to get to a lucky 13 so far  :o

[davholla]

At last - having lost my order - 2 very nice Braeburns from Marshalls.

Why did you get two of the same type ?

[star]

Might like Braeburns? ;)

They are one of my favourites too.

[tim]

Yes, & it'll be a while before we can take more than a couple of fruit to eat.  And discount for two.

Others? I Bramley, 4 Sunset & 1 Discovery.

[sawfish]

I bet you love the tip bearing Discovery even more, I only got one on my tree last year but it tasted superb and a lovely rosy red too. I also have elstar, jonagold and braeburn which fruit later, I wish now I'd got some more unusual hardier northern varieties but they were really cheap at the time.

My trees fruited massively in the first year but I got very few last year, apparently thats how it works.

I really want to get Bloody Ploughman from here

http://www.butterworthsorganicnursery.co.uk/

dont they look amazing and they have an amazing story behind them.

[tim]

Yes!!

One reason I got Braeburn was because they 'keep into Feb or later?'

[sawfish]

Thats true, the problem with discovery is keeping them fresh.

[Barnowl]

........  And discount for two.

.....and possibly also because they aren't self pollinating and the others are in different pollination groups?

[tim]

Discovery, yes - it's just the pollinator.

Braeburn - self fertile.

[Barnowl]

Discovery, yes - it's just the pollinator.

Braeburn - self fertile.

Sorry Tim, I looked at Braeburn last year and was sure it wasn't a self fertile variety but have just done a little google run  and found varying opinions from them being in the middle or the late pollination group to being self fertile - the late pollination group being the most common - so at least my memory isn't completely rubbish. You're covered either way anyhow  :D


Actually am I right in thinking even self fertile varieties do better with pollinators around?

Should also have said nice looking trees - I'm impressed by the neatness of the circular beds they're in.

[davholla]

Actually am I right in thinking even self fertile varieties do better with pollinators around?

Yes I think you are right.

[tim]

I KNOW that I should not have left them on but couldn't resist seeing what the new trees would produce!!

So HEAVY & solid.

[star]

Lovely crop Tim from young trees :D. I would have been tempted to leave them on as well ;)

[portsmouth30]

They look like lovely apples, do they taste as good as they look?
Another variety to try is Bardsey, copes fantasticly with all weather conditions