Original 200-year-old Bramley apple tree's future uncertain after cottage sale
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Sammy Gecsoyler
Warm and crisp on the edges. A bagel with a bit of bite.
Summary
The original Bramley apple tree, over 200 years old and the source of millions of saplings worldwide, faces an uncertain future after Nottingham Trent University sold the cottage and garden where it stands. Campaigners who had hoped to acquire the property to turn it into a heritage site with public access are shocked by the sale. The tree was sown by Mary Ann Brailsford in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, between 1809 and 1815, and is considered the ancestor of all Bramley apple trees.
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It was sown by Mary Ann Brailsford in the garden of her parents' home in Church Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, between 1809 and 1815.
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