Thursday 6 March 2014

A year in the life of a Bramley Apple Tree - March

 Bramley Apple Tree


I'm following a tree with Loose and Leafy.




My chosen tree is a Bramley Apple tree, this particular tree is believed to be about 100 years old and can be found in the orchard at www.theorchardtearoom.co.uk



The very first Bramley apple tree was grown from seeds planted by a young Mary Ann Brailwood, in the garden of her parents house in Southwell, Nottinghamshire in the year 1809. Although the original Bramley tree suffered a horrible accident during a violent storm in the year 1900, the strong winds ripped the tree from the ground, it has survived and continues to produce Bramley apples to this day. So the tree I'm following is mere youngster by comparison but still ancient for a commercial orchard.

10 comments:

  1. That's a fascinating looking tree. I look forward to your future tree following posts all about it. Flighty xx

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  2. I grew up with two bramley apple trees in the garden ... had a tree house in one and remember polishing the apples for Harvest Festival. I look forward to reading more as the weeks go by.

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  3. I've been scrolling up and down, up and down, fascinated by the sculpture of the branches.

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  4. What a wonderful tree - those branches are beautiful! I live quite near to Southwell, perhaps I should locate the original Bramley tree and pay it a visit.

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  5. Wow, such an old tree. We lived in England ages ago and ran a green grocers and I remember selling all sorts of Bramley apples. The shape of the tree is fascinating, looking forward to seeing it throughout the year.

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  6. What a beautiful looking tree. Our apple trees are similar shapes but much much younger. It is great to think that they will end up looking like that!

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  7. It's a lovely apple tree. I didn't realise apple trees grew to be so old. I do have an apple tree which is huge, with an enormous trunk, in my garden. I wish I knew how old it is. Do you know what age they can get to?

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  8. That is a seriously venerable Bramley apple tree. Like Chloris above, I didn't realise that apple trees are capable of such a long and fruitful life. I live in France where there are many and varied apple varieties - particularly as I live in cider and calva (farm-distilled Calvados) country but Bramleys aren't known in Normandy. So I have my own, very young tree which gave me two apples last year. Yay! But from small apple pips, ancient Bramleys can grow. :-) Thank you for the history of the Bramley too - fascinating.
    Best wishes to you and your Bramley, Carole - Normandy, France

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  9. What an great looking tree! Will be watching the changes through this year.

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  10. I'm updating the Loose and Leafy Tree Following list

    http://looseandleafy.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-is-tree-following-and-list-of-tree.html

    to give an idea of where the trees are - County or state and Country. I know you are in the fens - but would you like your county to be mentioned too?

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