Malus d. 'Bramleys Seedling' Cottage broad-headed tree

broad-headed tree

Quite quick-growing up to about about 4 metres

brown seed pods

Harmful if eaten

the nearly black branches amplifying this dark hue

Malus d. 'Bramleys Seedling' Cottage broad-headed treeThe classic English cooking apple. A sturdy variety which tolerates a wide range of sites, including wet conditions (though not waterlogged soils). A heavy cropper given good pollination, but sometimes bearing biennially (in alternate years). Flowers in March with fruit ready for use in November. For best cropping, plant in proximity of at least two other mid season flowering varieties (Pollination group B). Often existing apple or even crabapple