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from "Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond contains these words:

Bramley needs a professional, specialist, grower to do well.

Piffle! In the gardenof the house where i grew up we had two Bramley
trees and they got virtually no attention until it was time to pick
them. The crop was usually in the hundredweight region.

The parents moved to Norfolk, and there was a bramley tree in the garden
which got similar treatment, and the crop was heavy and reliable.

I have only known one Bramley tree to crop poorly, and that was because
it was barked by a pony.

It's
triploid and partially tip bearing. In Cornwall, as requested, it's very
disease prone. It also totally disregards the rootstock and quickly becomes
unmanageable.

They get big if you let them, but they're usually very easy to climb.
There's one in the village which requires a ladder to begin with, but
once up there...

It's been around since 1810 and so many others are more
suitable for gardens.

B***** what's suitable for gardens - it's what goes into apple pie that
matters. Or apple crumble. Or stewed apple. Or apple sauce. There's only
one other apple I know which can rival it and that's a codling.

I do intend getting a Charles Ross this winter - that's a fine apple
which is a good eater and a fairly good cooker, and keeps well.

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