Wirral Trees

Apple - Bramley

Malus domestica  - Bramley's Seedling

Species: Malus domestica  - Bramley's Seedling

Common names: 

Bramley

Bramley Apple

Bramley Samling

Triomphe de Kiel

 A Cooking Apple 

A triploid tree so requires 2 other varieties of apple for fertilisation 

There are genetic differences between the original "seedling" and the modern commercial orchard trees

Bramley. Cooker. 

Donated by Friends of Dibbinsdale to mark Wirral Wildlife’s 50th birthday, in 2021

Supplied by Morrey’s Nursery, Kelsall. 

"The Friends wish Wirral Wildlife a Happy Birthday and look forward to continuing to work cooperatively with you in future years."

Planted 20th November 2021 by Alison McGovern MP, Stephen Ross  (Chair of Wirral Wildlife), with help from Steve Yandell (chair, Wirral Countryside Volunteers) and Tim Gannicliffe (WW recorder).

Dibbinsdale - Walled Garden

Location:

In Walled Garden

The original tree still survives

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/26/original-bramley-apple-tree-being-neglected-say-campaigners#:~:text=This%20variety%20is%20a%20small,of%20the%20name%20is%20unknown.