Braeburn

Measured Phenotype

Brix

12.3 °Bx

source: GRIN

Fruit height

55.4 mm

source: NFC

Fruit width

67.6 mm

source: NFC

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Braeburn is a New Zealand dessert apple introduced in 1952, originating as a chance seedling. It features firm, crisp, juicy flesh with pale cream color and approximately 69% red overcolor, ripening about 19 days after Golden Delicious. The variety is widely sold commercially in the United Kingdom and is noted for not being susceptible to bitter pit.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Lineage

Where to Pick

• Cocco Orchard
• McDowell Orchard

Origin & History

Origin type

chance seedling

Disease Resistance

Apple scab

susceptible

Fire blight

highly susceptible

Powdery mildew

resistant

Cedar-apple rust

susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS

PI 589442

UK National Fruit Collection

711

Wikidata

Q487367