Braeburn apple trees

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• Picking season: Very late late October / early November
• Self-fertility: Self-fertile
• Flowering group: 4

Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.

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Braeburn apple trees for sale

Choose a size - pot-grown

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

• PG12-year bush-trained 11.5L pot-grown tree, M27 rootstock£61.50
  Very small tree (< 1.7m after 10 years)
  

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• PG2Premium cordon 12L pot-grown tree, M9 rootstock£61.50
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  

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• PG32-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, M26 rootstock£57.50
  Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• PG42-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, MM106 rootstock£57.50
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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Choose a size - bare-root

• BR12-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£44.75
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  

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• BR2Spindlebush bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£44.00
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
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• BR3Cordon-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£46.25
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  

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• BR41-year bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£34.95
  Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• BR52-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£43.00
  Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• BR61-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£34.95
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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• BR72-year bush-trained bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£43.00
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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• BR82-year half-standard bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£46.50
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Tree specification

Photos of trees as supplied | Tree sizes and forms

Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from 26th May.

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

All about Braeburn apple trees

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 flavour when grown in the right conditions, and stores extremely well.

There are numerous different sports or clones of Braeburn - these arise as natural mutations and are favoured by commercial growers because they usually more highly coloured in areas with less sunshine such as the UK. The best-known in the UK are 'Mariri Red', 'Helena' and 'Hillwell' (which we occasionally supply). The latter two are considered early ripening - although that still means late October or early November in UK conditions.

Growing and Training

Braeburn is generally an easy variety to grow, but it needs a long growing season. It is particularly well-suited to the intense sunlight of the southern hemisphere. It should be successful in the southern UK, and does very well in France and Italy. The tree will grow quite happily further north, but the apples may not ripen in a shorter growing season.

It is self-fertile and does not necessarily need a pollination partner to produce apples, and is a good pollinator for other varieties that flower at the same time.

History

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

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Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK. Find out more.

All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance. Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS. Find out more.

Guaranteed fruit trees

When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions. Find out more.

More about apple trees

Towards the end of September and into October we see late-season apple varieties beginning to ripen. Their longer ripening period typically means these varieties have the most interesting flavours.

Unlike mid and early season apples which are generally best eaten straight from the tree, many late-season varieties need to be stored in a fridge for a few weeks to mature before their flavours are at their peak. So if you want to be able to eat home-grown apples through the winter then late-season varieties are your best choice.

Some of the most famous English apple varieties fall into this category - including the classic Adams Pearmain, and the ancient Ashmead's Kernel with its peardrop flavours. We also find popular modern varieties such as Spartan, Red Falstaff, Fiesta, and Kidd's Orange Red all coming to perfection at this time of year.