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Braeburn
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered on the property of O.Moran, Waiwhero, Upper Moutere, New Zealand and was first grown commercially by William Bros. at Braeburn orchard, Upper Moutere in 1952. I Fruits have crisp, firm flesh with a perfumed flavour, although fruits usually fail to mature fully in the U.K.
- Synonyms:
- Breaburn
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Lady Hamilton x Unknown
- Sports:
- Hidala
Accession No.
1974 - 357
- Accession name
- Braeburn
- Flowering time ›››
- 14th May10% flowering
18th MayFull (80%) flowering
26th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 55.43 mm 1
- Width
- 67.64 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- medium-strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- coarse 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019