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Bramley apple tree

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  Posted by marcia (U14085462) on Tuesday, 20th September 2011

  I have a tree that's 5 years old. Last year we had a great crop but no apples at all this year, although there was some blossom.
  
  It was out of shape and I fear I may have over-pruned it or pruned at the wrong time of year.
  
  I would be grateful for any advice on future care and more importantly, the correct time of year to prune to encourage a better crop. I have been on a number of web-sites but none I have read give any details on after-care of fruit trees.
  
  Thank you.
  
  

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  Posted by Kleftiwallah (U13700999) on Tuesday, 20th September 2011

  
  Prune in mid-winter. 1st step, remove diseased branches, 2nd step, remove damaged branches, 3rd step remove branches that are crossing over each other and rubbing. After that, stand back and look at the tree, the final step is to remove branches from the centre of the tree to allow as much 'throughdraught and air through the tree as possible. Use the sharpest secatures you have, present day thinking is not to use a sealing agent, but to let the ends of the cut branches to scar over naturally. Easy Peasy. Cheers, Tony.

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  Posted by marcia (U14085462) on Tuesday, 20th September 2011

  Now that is easy peasy! Thanks for that great advice.
  
  When do you consider it's mid-winter? December?
  
  Any reason I got no fruit this year although there was blossom?

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  Posted by ageing_hippie (U6742113) on Thursday, 22nd September 2011

  Bramley's seedling is a triploid, which means it needs TWO pollinating partners. Could this be a factor in your tree's failure to set fruit despite producing blossom? Maybe a nearby tree that has pollinated yours in past years, failed to blossom this year. Trees do sometimes miss a year, or perhaps it's been cut down.

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  Posted by marcia (U14085462) on Thursday, 22nd September 2011

  Good thought AH and thanks for your response.
  
  It's not very likely though cos we have had good harvests this year from the Conference Pear, Worcester Pearmain, Vic. plum & Cox's OP.
  
  I think the lack of fruit on the Bramley was entirely due to me pruning it in early Spring! Oooops ... I know better now.

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  Posted by Papa Nopsis (U14479902) on Saturday, 24th September 2011

  Your over pruning conjecture may well be right.
  Bramley is a big tree and a big apple, and responds to being allowed to be big with big apples.
  
  Try just letting it be, in the words of the olde song.
  
  I've been tending a Bramley for twenty years or more and getting huge crops from it and did not know it needs a pollinating partner at all!!
  
  It has got a dozen different species nearby though any way. Two of them must be right for the task!

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  Posted by Pumpkin_Patch_Paul (U14565900) on Saturday, 24th September 2011

  I listend to GQT on radio 4 and they reckoned there is no need to prune apple trees and people worry and fuss over it to much,the only reason you need to prune is if you are a comercial grower or want a fancy shape.
  
  After that my Bramley as been left alone and can grow away.

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  Posted by As_Iff (U13951957) on Friday, 30th September 2011

  I reckon this must be true, pumpkin, cos I see apple trees on waste land, in hedgerows, and in abandoned gardens, totally neglected, and full of apples.
  
  Same seems to apply to roses.

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