apple 'Braeburn Hillwell'
eating / dessert apple
A prolific, self-fertile dessert apple tree yielding medium-large, yellow-skinned fruits with a striking red overlay, encasing crisp, aromatic flesh. Ready for harvest in October, 'Braeburn Hillwell' provides apples with a firm texture, but sweet, juicy flavour. They can be enjoyed fresh or stored until March as they boast an impressive shelf life.
Pollination information: This apple belongs to pollination group 4 however it is self fertile, but can make an excellent pollinating partner to produce a crop of apples in other partially self-fertile or self-sterile apples belonging to groups 3 or 4.
Pollination information: This apple belongs to pollination group 4 however it is self fertile, but can make an excellent pollinating partner to produce a crop of apples in other partially self-fertile or self-sterile apples belonging to groups 3 or 4.
How to care for apple Braeburn Hillwell:
When planting your apple tree, prepare a hole up to three times the diameter of its root system. Fork over the base of the pit in readiness, incorporating plenty of organic matter into the backfill and planting hole. Avoiding frozen and waterlogged soil, trees should be planted out as they arrive. If you've ordered a bare root tree, soak the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour prior to planting - or if this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily, covering their roots with soil, or potted up. Once in the ground, stake firmly and keep the base weed-free. Apply a balanced fertiliser in early spring to support growth and fruiting and provide regular watering during hot, dry spells. The main winter prune, avoiding frosty conditions, involves removing dead, dying, and diseased wood to create an open crown. Additionally, reduce leaders and laterals by a third to establish an airy structure without crisscrossing branches. In August, summer prune by shortening side shoots longer than 20cm (8”) back to three leaves, promoting fruit ripening and encouraging more fruit buds.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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This plant is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
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