Buy family apple Bramley 20 / Christmas Pippin / Scrumptious apple 'Bramley 20 / Christmas Pippin / Scrumptious'

apple 'Bramley 20' / 'Christmas Pippin' / 'Scrumptious'

family apple Bramley 20 / Christmas Pippin / Scrumptious

Family apple trees are ideal where space is limited as there is no need to worry about pollination partners and you can pick several different varieties from the same tree. On this fab family tree including a mix of cooking and eating apples, there are three grafted branches, each branch will produce one of the following varieties:

'Bramley 20': This is regarded by many as one of the best cooking apples. Heavier cropping than the original the greenish-yellow fruits are ready to harvest in mid-October.

'Christmas Pippin': Producing bumper crops of delicious eating apples, this recent introduction has been hailed as 'the new garden cox'. High quality apples with a honeyed flavour are ready to harvest in early October.

'Scrumptious': Reliably producing sweet, crisp, aromatic fruits with red skins this delicious variety is gaining in popularity and we have noticed its a favourite with children. Ready to harvest in September.

Pollination information: These apple varieties all belong to pollination group 3. Therefore they will cross-pollinate freely with one another, so there's no need for a separate pollinating partner.

How to care for apple Bramley 20 / Christmas Pippin / Scrumptious:

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.