Malus d. 'Bramleys Seedling' Cottage scented flowers on bare branches

scented flowers on bare branches in spring followed by spectacular blackish-green foliage emerging reddish-bronze

tolerating both dryness and excessive moisture

the nearly black branches amplifying this dark hue

so the leader is often caned to prevent breakage

Flavour and size is unlikely to achieve green-grocer quality in the British climate

Malus d. 'Bramleys Seedling' Cottage scented flowers on bare branchesThe 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