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Bramley Apples and Bramley Apple Tree Pruning
The subject of making cider from Bramley apples and how to set about pruning Bramley apple trees keeps coming up. Here’s a recent video from Hermitage Farm which bemoans the lack of current demand for Bramley apples. It’s perhaps surprising, … Continue reading
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Tagged apple tree, apple tree pruning, apple trees, apples, Bramley, bramley apple tree, Bramleys, cooking apple, grafts, growth, hermitage farm, orchard, prune, pruning bramley apple trees, scion, scions, timing
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Pruning the Bramley Apple Tree – part 2
Stephen Hayes of Fruitwise heritage apples presents part 2 of pruning the Bramley apple tree. Wear gloves when using the sharp saw. Upward facing branch. Up against the collar. be careful when working in the middle of a tree. Removing … Continue reading
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Tagged apple tree, apples, Bramley, bramley apple tree, overcrowding, pruning, traditional approach
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Pruning the Bramley apple tree
Pruning the bramley apple tree, the famous cooking apple. The Bramley apple has a red flush, and it’s a good quality cooking apple which ripens to a yellow sweetness if kept long enough. But the tree can be challenging. You … Continue reading
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Tagged apple tree, apple tree pruning, bramley apple tree, cooking apple, pruning, pruning bramley apple trees, trees
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