Unfortunately we have lost one of the large trees in our garden due to high winds earlier in the year.
We are looking to replace it with a Bramley Apple tree so any and all advice is welcome.
A neighbour managed to cadge three cuttings from a friend that have all taken which would be our last resort.
We live in the Nouvelle Aquitaine area and happy to travel a bit to try and recapture the taste of those home made Apple pies.
We will also shortly be listing a Brand New self assembly 10.5 square metre metal shed purchased online before the local Mairie decided our one acre garden is already “overdeveloped “ because we have a single car garage on the same plot as our small bungalow.
Many thanks for your reply and we have tried several times to make contact on that website but unfortunately they do not reply and are always sold out.
Oh sorry to hear but @Wozza ‘s offer is worth considering if you get stuck and I did see other online sellers in France. I’m a complete novice to this but we are going out tomorrow to but 5 apple trees suitable for our climate in the South so they should thrive.
I wonder about buying stuff online if the trees will be suitable for your whereabouts in France? I went to a local ‘festival of apples’ the other week and noticed that the trees being grown and sold originating in Vezenobres in the Garrigue were perhaps 4 times bigger than those grown in Lozère where it is much much colder.
Apple festival in Genolhac photos and the fresh juice was divine!
This has got me thinking experimentation.
I’ll plant some Bramley scions and see if they root, if some of them do I’ll post next year for anyone interested, in the saplings.
If anyone wants some scions for grafting, I’ll willingly send you some just PM me with your address.
We have a local association called les croquers des pommes that provides rootstocks that they buy in bulk, so I don’t know other places to get them. Google gives me this
I’ve never grafted on root stocks in France, only on extincting trees, bushes, roses etc. When I was in the UK the root stocks were bought commercially for large replanting cycles.
I haven’t looked into buying them here , this is a good guide form the RHS, but take into account the soil type & richness of, the area in which you live as this really matters… Basic rule of thumb, poor soil go for a larger root stock for the size of tree you want, the opposite if richer soil type.
I’ll happily sent you some scions, are you going to graft them onto existing trees or try to grow them? If trying to grow them the results may not be good as they don’t root easily, but hey worth a try as I plan to do.
We would try to grow them ourselves, I would simply treat them the same as other scions we have had a very reasonable success rate.
When we bought our property the large garden was a bit of a desert so every time we spotted a shrub or tree we liked, I grabbed a few sprigs and with the help of some rooting powder we have populated our garden for a fraction of the garden centre prices.
