Braeburn

Crop
Apple
Cultivar
Braeburn

Orig. in Waiwhero, Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand, by O. Moran. Introd. in 1952 by Williams Bros., Braeburn, Upper Moutere, Nelson. Parentage unknown, probably Lady Hamilton × open-pollinated seedling. Discovered in 1952. <b>Fruit:</b> medium to large; oval with a definite crown, shape is taller and crown more pronounced in colder climatic regions; skin glossy, covered with short stripes of dark crimson, three-fourths over­laid with dark scarlet blush, bright, attractive, considered a striped variety; flesh pale cream, very firm, crisp, juicy, flavor subacid, quality excellent; ripens very late, just before Fuji and with Red Dougherty; keeps well in storage, not susceptible to bitter pit; hangs well on tree without preharvest drop. <b>Tree:</b> spreading; vigor moderate; productivity heavy and precocious, tendency toward biennial bearing but easily controlled by pruning.