At last - having lost my order - 2 very nice Braeburns from Marshalls.
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
Quote from: tim on February 29, 2008, 18:14:41
At last - having lost my order - 2 very nice Braeburns from Marshalls.
Why did you get two of the same type ?
Might like Braeburns? ;)
They are one of my favourites too.
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.
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.
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stan.shepherd/downloads/bp.jpg)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stan.shepherd/downloads/bp2.jpg)
Yes!!
One reason I got Braeburn was because they 'keep into Feb or later?'
Thats true, the problem with discovery is keeping them fresh.
Quote from: tim on March 02, 2008, 09:14:02
........ And discount for two.
.....and possibly also because they aren't self pollinating and the others are in different pollination groups?
Discovery, yes - it's just the pollinator.
Braeburn - self fertile.
Quote from: tim on March 03, 2008, 12:23:50
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.
Quote from: Barnowl on March 03, 2008, 13:13:00
Actually am I right in thinking even self fertile varieties do better with pollinators around?
Yes I think you are right.
I KNOW that I should not have left them on but couldn't resist seeing what the new trees would produce!!
So HEAVY & solid.
Lovely crop Tim from young trees :D. I would have been tempted to leave them on as well ;)
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