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Brown's Apple cider apple trees

Malus domestica
Brown's Apple apples
Brown's Apple is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 5

Brown's Apple is a widely-grown traditional Devon cider apple variety, producing a bittersharp juice, primarily used in cider blends.

As well as being useful for cider production, Brown's Apple can be used as a cooker - it has a fruity sharp flavour.

Brown's Apple cider apple trees for sale

Bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root tree,M116 rootstock£34.95
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
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  • BR22-year bare-root tree,M116 rootstock£46.00
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  • BR31-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£34.95
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
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  • BR41-year bare-root tree,MM111 rootstock£34.95
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  • BR52-year bare-root tree,MM111 rootstock£46.00
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR61-year bare-root tree,M25 rootstock£34.95
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Tree specification

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Next deliveries

Pre-order now for delivery in September 2025

Delivery charges

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

Growing and Training

Brown's Apple originates from Staverton in Devon. As a result it makes a good choice for areas with mild damp climates, and has a good reputation for resistance to the fungal infections that often blight cider orchards.

Brown's flowers very late in the spring, and is a good pollinator of other late-flowering apple varieties since it typically produces a lot of blossom.

One of the key qualities of a good cider variety is cropping potential - and Brown's scores highly. It is a naturally vigorous tree and very heavy-cropping.

Recommended pollinators for Brown's Apple cider apple trees

Brown's Apple is not self-fertile, so you will need another different but compatible variety planted nearby in order to produce fruit. The following varieties are good pollinators for Brown's Apple. If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us. More pollinators >

  • Pollinator Golden Hornet
    Golden Hornet
    Malus Golden Hornet is a traditional white blossom crab apple, with persistent yellow fruits.
  • Pollinator Somerset Redstreak
    Somerset Redstreak
    An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.
  • Pollinator Comtesse de Paris
    Comtesse de Paris
    Comtesse de Paris can be considered as an improved Golden Hornet. It features the same white blossom and persistent yellow fruitlets, but grows with a better form.
  • Pollinator Yarlington Mill
    Yarlington Mill
    Yarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
  • Pollinator Tremlett's Bitter
    Tremlett's Bitter
    Tremlett's Bitter is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.

History

Brown's Apple was raised at the Hill Nursery in Staverton, Devon, in the early 20th century.


Brown's Apple characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group5
  • Pollinating othersGood
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates

Using

  • Picking seasonLate
  • CroppingHeavy
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • Food usesHard cider

Problems

  • Disease resistanceGood
  • Scab (Apple and Pear)Very resistant
  • Fire blightSome susceptibility

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1900 - 1949
  • Fruit colourOrange / Red

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More about cider apple trees

In England and France there is a tradition of breeding apple varieties specifically for the production of cider. These varieties are generally not edible, but are grown for the qualities of their juice.

Cider production usually relies on a blend of different cider apples, and cider varieties are divided into four groups on the characteristics of the juice they produce:

  Sweeter Sharper
Higher tannin Bitter sweet Bitter sharp
Lower tannin Sweet Sharp

Some mainstream apple varieties can also be used for cider production or in cider blends, and some crab apples are also useful for cider blends.


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