YouGarden Apple 'Braeburn' Bare Root Tree

Braeburn' is the UK's most popular eating apple variety by far and it will easily grow and flourish superbly in your garden. The crisp and juicy white-fleshed fruits have what is considered by most to be the perfect sweet/tangy flavour balance, literally providing a flavour explosion with every mouthful. Beautiful spring blossom is followed by gorgeous fruit that will be ready to pick fresh from your tree by mid-October each season and will store well until the end of January if kept chilled but frost-free. Because Braeburn is 'self-fertile' it does not need another variety to act as a 'pollinator'. Supplied as an established plant in a 5L pot, it's perfect to plant into your garden now. Gorgeous fruit will be ready to pick fresh from your tree by mid-October each season. Because it is self-fertile it does not need another variety to act as a pollinator. Specifications Supplied as a 1.2m tall, grower quality, multi-branched bare root tree Grown on a dwarfing rootstock Will grow to approx. 2m (6-7 ft) in 10 years Availability: October - March Flowering time: April - May Fruiting time: September - October Top Tips Keep well watered, and if growing in a pot, use a good quality, soil-based compost. Add Rootgrow Mycorrhizal Fungi to the roots when planting to help establish your tree more quickly. Place your tree in a sunny position for the best crops. Care Information Select an appropriate spot for your apple tree, making sure that you give it enough space to grow to its full size. Dig a hole twice the width of the roots, forking over the bottom to loosen the soil, and add some good quality fertiliser such as Blood Fish & Bone (wash your hands afterwards.). Aim to plant at the same depth as the soil mark on the trunk. Holding the tree upright in position with one hand, slowly backfill the hole with soil, and gently shake the plant, so the soil falls back around the roots. Use your heel to compact the soil around the plant to ensure good contact around the roots.If you're planting into pots, place some old rocks, stones or gravel in the bottom of the pot for drainage and ballast. Apply a slow-release fertiliser such as in early spring, and mulch to retain moisture. Water regularly, and don't let the soil dry out if planted in pots. Established trees don't require radical pruning - just take off any diseased, dying and damaged branches in late winter. Look at the overall shape and aim for an open structure of branches and remove any that cross over so they don't damage each other.