Braeburn
Sign in to saveThe Braeburn is a cultivar of apple that is firm to the touch with a red/orange vertical streaky appearance on a yellow/green background. Its color intensity varies with different growing conditions.
Key facts
- Cultivar.name
- Malus domestica
- Cultivar.image
- Braeburn.jpg
- Cultivar.hybrid
- Sturmer Pippin × Delicious
- Cultivar.cultivar
- Braeburn
- Cultivar.origin
- Nelson, 1950s
- Cultivar.genus
- Malus
- Cultivar.species
- Malus domestica
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- Braeburn browning disorder
- Disease susceptibility
- Descendant varieties
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The Braeburn is a cultivar of apple that is firm to the touch with a red/orange vertical streaky appearance on a yellow/green background. Its color intensity varies with different growing conditions.
It was discovered as a chance seedling in 1952 by the farmer O. Moran from Waiwhero in the Moutere Hills near Motueka, New Zealand. It was then cultivated by the Williams Brothers nursery as a potential export variety. A study published in 2020 indicated Braeburn is the offspring of Delicious and Sturmer Pippin, with Lady Hamilton as a sibling. The apple itself is named after Braeburn Orchard near Motueka, where it was first commercially grown.