Bramley's Seedling
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Triploid. Raised by Mary Ann Brailsford, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England between 1809 and 1813 and introduced in 1865 by nurseryman H. Merryweather. First exhibited in 1876. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1893. The most popular cooking apple grown in the UK.
Synonyms:
Bramley, Bramleys Samling, Triomphe de Kiel
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Mother to:
Woolbrook Russet
Byfleet Seedling
Florence Bennett
Sports:
Crimson Bramley
Accession name
Bramley's Seedling (LA)
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Flat 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
firm 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register