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What pollinates a Bramley apple tree?
Bramley trees are not self-fertile, although like many triploid varieties they do seem to have some partial self-fertility. Bramley’s own pollen is effectively sterile and cannot be used to pollinate other apple trees. (Ironically, Bramley blossom is particularly attractive).
What is the best pollinator for a Bramley apple tree?
Varieties that will pollinate Bramley’s Seedling in our catalogue
- Admirationin stock. Check pollinators >
- Arthur Turner. Check pollinators >
- Ballerina Flamencoin stock. Check pollinators >
- Ballerina Sambain stock. Check pollinators >
- Bardsey. Check pollinators >
- Beauty of Bathin stock.
- Bladon Pippin.
- Bloody Ploughman.
What pollinates Cox Orange Pippin?
Pollination of Cox’s Orange Pippin apple trees Your Cox’s Orange Pippin apple tree is in flowering group 3. It is not self-fertile and needs a pollination partner of a different variety nearby. (Most white-blossom crab-apples will also be good pollinators for this variety).
What apple trees will pollinate each other?
In general terms each species can only pollinate others of its own kind – apples will only pollinate other apples, pears will only pollinate pears, and so on. Amongst apples there is generally no distinction between crab apples, cider apples, and mainstream apples – they can all potentially cross-pollinate each other.
What are the best pollinating apple trees?
The most common self-pollinating apple trees are Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, and Gala. However, while many apple trees will self-fruit, cross-pollinating them will lead to larger and more fruit. Some good cross-pollinators for apple trees include Winter Banana, Golden Delicious, and flowering crab apples.
Do I need two Bramley apple trees?
Sterile trees are known as triploid. The best known of these is the Bramley cooking apple. Therefore, if you are growing one triploid fruit tree, you will need two other varieties to ensure pollination for all three trees. Some fruit trees are described as “self-fertile”.
Are Cox apples self pollinating?
This self fertile variety is rapidly gaining popularity for its late crop of aromatic eating apples that can be harvested from late September into October. An excellent choice for gardens with space for only one fruit tree. This variety is self-fertile and does not require a pollination partner.
Is Cox apple self fertile?
As the name implies, Cox Self Fertile apple trees are self fertile and don’t require an additional tree for pollination. They are more suited to Northern areas and cope with less favourable conditions, yet remains just as suitable to easier growing conditions.
How far away can apple trees be to pollinate?
Since bees fly between trees, it’s also important to consider the spacing between your apple trees. Plant them too far apart and bees can’t reach the pollinator partners! For pollination purposes, the recommended planting distance for apple trees is within a 100 foot distance.
Do I need 2 apple trees to pollinate?
Pollination and fertilization are necessary for fruit development. Plant at least two different apple tree varieties within 50 feet of one another for good fruit set. Some apple varieties, such as Golden Delicious, will produce a crop without cross-pollination from a second variety.
How far apart can apple trees be to pollinate?
Generally, experts agree that you will get the best possible cross-pollination if you plant two different apple cultivars within 50 to 100 feet of one another.
Can I plant just one apple tree?
If you buy a single apple tree, and there are no other compatible apple trees in the neighbourhood, your tree may look pretty and blossom. But it may never produce fruit. Your job is to research your tree’s pollination requirements and ensure it has a compatible pollination partner.
Which is best Cox Orange Pippin or Bramley?
In my view, no English apple orchard, private or commercial, is complete without a Bramley, the best cooking apple, and a Cox Orange Pippin, the best desert apple, both symbolising the very quintessence of an English cottage garden.
What kind of tree to pollinate Bramley apple tree?
Gala and Braeburn would be good, but Cox is the same as Bramley in that it is a poor pollinator of other trees and needs two others to pollinate it. Trees that have these awkward characteristics are known as triploid varieties, so watch out for that name.
Is the Bramley’s seedling an easy plant to grow?
They are quite easy to grow, and have attractive crimson blossom. The only complication for gardeners is that Bramley’s Seedling is a triploid variety, with three sets of genes instead of the more usual two. As a result it needs two different pollinating apple trees nearby to ensure successful pollination.