Campaigners ‘gobsmacked’ as garden containing original Bramley apple tree sold
The garden containing the original Bramley apple tree has been sold, surprising campaigners who aimed to preserve it as a heritage site. The tree, over 200 years old, was planted by Mary Ann Brailsford in Nottinghamshire. The new owners, Joshua and Alicia Wheatley, plan to care for the tree and celebrate its heritage.
- ▪The Bramley apple tree is more than 200 years old and has spawned millions of saplings worldwide.
- ▪Campaigners raised £14,000 to buy the cottage and turn it into a heritage site.
- ▪Nottingham Trent University sold the garden to the owners of a neighboring cottage.
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