Bramley Original

Trees propagated from the original Bramley's Seedling tree in Nottingham.

Origin: Nottinghamshire UK, 1809

Pollination: Bramley Original is a self-sterile triploid and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

British-grown All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

Bramley Original apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price
Maiden	M9Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	MM106Semi-vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	MM111Vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	M25Very vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Bramley Original apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Green
Flavour	Acid
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Early Oct
Season of use	Nov-Mar
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Partial tip-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Disease resistance	Scab - Slightly susceptible Mildew - Resistant Canker - Resistant
Suitable for	Late Frost Northern Britain
Special features	Attractive Blossom Good for Cider Good for Juice
Pollination date	12
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners