Apples and Pears

Sorry its Bramley David,

Thanks Nick, thats great, Wooohoo,
One more question, can i plant them into pots, and if so what size pots, Ooh thats 2 questions,

 

You could be right, stickman, probably like Cox`s which are supposedly self fertile but do much better with a pollinator. I disagree about the crab being a suitable pollinator though as we don`t know what group it belongs to.

 

The crab is Bramley David, does'e that help..

 

Welll...

the only two apple trees in my garden (and I suspect the only two apple trees for miles as I'm in the middle of a pretty urban area) are a crab (john downie) and a Ellison's orange (same group as braeburn)and I get a decent crop off each.

I know crabs 'John Downie' 'Royalty' and 'Rudolph' are all in the same group so I think it's a safe bet..

Nick

 

Now I'm confused. Never heard of a 'Bramley' crab apple.

You David?

 

Thanks Guys, Im gonna plant them tomorrow, so looking forward to some fruit this year, fingers crossed..Dee..

 

If that`s the case Dee then you don`t have a crab apple. Bramley is a cooking apple. Not only that, but it is what is called a triploid. This means that it needs 2 other trees in the same pollination group to produce fruit. The 2, most commonest trees for this are Cox`s Orange Pippin and James Grieve. If planting in pots I wouldn`t use one under 25 litres and don`t forget they will need to be repotted every 2 to 3 years. Growing in pots they become high maintenance, because they will need constant watering and regular feeding.

 

your right David, its a cooking apple.. im still gonna pot it up and hope theres a polinator nearby :rolleyes: Cheers.

 

Dee, you want to hope there are 2 pollinators nearby. :D

 

Flippin Two David..Eeee my life. :D

 

And they need to be different varieties. Who said gardening was fun? :D :D

 

I like a challenge David..

 

If you`ve got 2 different group B pollinators within a half mile of you, you are in with a good chance. I like crumble, by the way.

 

Hi folks. Having just read again the instructions for looking after these trees, I noticed it says that the blossom should be removed in the first year after planting to get it off to a good start. Any thoughts ? Cheers...freddy.

 

Nature knows best freddy. I would let it blossom away to it`s hearts content.