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When will apples be ready

Discussion in 'Edible Gardening' started by Paul Blackburn, Jul 24, 2017.

  1. Paul Blackburn

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    I have a Braeburn apple tree and it is about seven years old.I have never had a big crop last year was the biggest but there was only about 15 apples.Right now it is full of apples in fact bowing over with weight.Can anyone tell me when they should be ready to pick.
     
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    Lift one up gently, if it comes away easy it's ripe, if you have to pull it's not :)
     
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      When the pips are brown

      Even if apples are falling off, it could be just the wind causing it, check the pips.

      And even if the pips in windfalls are brown, it can be premature ripening caused by maggot infestation, so the remaining apples could still be unripe, check their pips.

      Ripening times will vary from year to year, ignore slavishly following 'book' guidelines. (I've got 2 Braeburns).
       
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        Hi @Paul Blackburn

        'Braeburn' Apple Tree

        The UK's most popular eating apple variety by far that will easily grow and flourish in your garden!
        • Gorgeous fruit will be ready to pick fresh from your tree by mid-October each season.
        • Because it is self-fertile it does not need another variety to act as a pollinator.
         
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          About three months time ,:biggrin:
          Braeburn is a late one.
           
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