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Growing Bramley Apple Trees

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  • 14-10-2010 6:33pm
    #1
    lazyman
    Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭


    Hi,
    I bought 3 of these trees today in Lidl, the cooking apple trees.
    Since i got home, ive read that i should have bought some dessert apple trees to help the trees grow.
    Is this true?
    Should i exchange one of the bramley trees for a dessert apple tree?
    Hope this makes sense?
    Thanks


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    BluesBerry
    Registered Users Posts: 2,221 ✭✭✭BluesBerry


    Yes you need another tree in the area to pollinate it ........But I bought a bramble apple last year from lidl and it has 2 apples on it already this year and I cant see any other apple trees nearby


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    rothar man
    Registered Users Posts: 144 ✭✭rothar man


    hi
    built a house down the country a couple of years ago with large outdoor space to fill up, so thinking of 20/25 apple trees and i believe now is the time to plant

    are the trees you are talking about planted or still in pots?
    how long is the offer in lidl lasting?
    how much are the trees in general?
    do they need to be mature before planting in the ground?

    any help much appreciated


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,524 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    seems very early to buy trees - are they bare root?
    my apple tree is still in full leaf with apples hanging off it.


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    lazyman
    Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭lazyman


    thanks for the replies,
    they are about 4 ft high, 6 euro each

    can i put one normal apple tree in the middle of 2 bramley trees?
    will that one tree, maybe golden delicious, serve the two bramley trees?

    thanks


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    jezko
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭jezko


    lazyman wrote: »
    thanks for the replies,
    they are about 4 ft high, 6 euro each

    can i put one normal apple tree in the middle of 2 bramley trees?
    will that one tree, maybe golden delicious, serve the two bramley trees?

    thanks

    From my own experience I have two Bramley seedlings and one cox which is suitable for bramley pollination. (And I have no other Apples/Crabs with in 300 metres of this site) and (Every year the trees has well formed fruit)
    However I have just read that Bramleys Require 2 different Pollinators.

    Here is a Site that may give a list of suitable varieties

    http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/Pollination_Guide_Apples.html

    Do you (Or anyone) happen to know what Root stock is used on these lidl trees ?


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    Corsendonk
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    With the amount of apple trees the supermarkets sold in the last 5 years you should be fine with pollination. Bees travel a great distance


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