Apple (Malus) Braeburn M26

A well-known, world-famous dessert apple discovered as a chance seedling in New Zealand in the 1950s (likely a cross between Lady Hamilton and Granny Smith). Now one of the most widely grown commercial apples globally.

Fruit is medium to large, with an attractive stippled red flush over green-yellow skin. The flesh is crisp, firm and juicy, with a distinctive sweet-sharp, aromatic flavour. Excellent eaten fresh, and a very good keeper — apples stay crisp in storage for months.

Late-flowering (pollination group 4) and partially self-fertile, though crops best with a pollinating partner from group 3, 4 or 5. Vigorous and a reliable, heavy cropper. Picked from late October and stores well into March.

Grown on semi-dwarfing M26 rootstock, reaching approximately 2.4–3m in height and spread at maturity — a good choice for a smaller garden as a bush tree.

Supplied as a healthy, well-rooted tree, ready to establish in its new home. Best suited to a warm, sheltered, sunny spot, as it needs a good summer to develop its full flavour.