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Brown's Apple cider apple tree

Brown's Apple
Brown's Apple is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
Brown's Apple is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a sharp juice.

Brown's Apple cider apple trees for sale

  • Dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
    Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
    G.11 rootstock
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Brown's Apple is a widely-grown traditional English cider apple variety producing a sharp juice. It is thought to originate from the county of Devon in the early 20th century.

Brown's Apple characteristics

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Pollination group5
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • PloidyDiploid
  • Bearing regularityBiennial tendency
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking seasonLate
  • UsesHard cider
  • CroppingHeavy
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • Juice styleSharp (cider)
  • General resistanceGood
  • FireblightSome susceptibility
  • ScabVery resistant
  • Cold hardiness (USDA)(4) -30F / -34C
  • Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1900 - 1949
  • Fruit colorOrange / Red
  • Fruit sizeAverage