[muckyboots]

Hi all ,I have a bramley apple on dwarf root stock 4 years old ,this year about a quarter of the fruit has a brown patch    which is soft, I did put a moth trap up.Can any one tell me what could be the cause and what i can do to prevent it next year,i have removed most of the damaged fruit .Cheers

[Aunt Sally]

Is this it?

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=81

[Headgardener22]

A picture would help if you can.

[muckyboots]

No Aunt Sally, they are big and just the one patch on each apple .I will endeavour to get a picture if i can figure out how to put it on.Watch this space.Thanks

[Sparkyrog]

It does happen with Bramleys you get a large brown area almost as if it had been bruised ! Just cut it out the remainder is still useable hope this helps

[Aunt Sally]

Just one on each apple ?

Sounds like physical damage letting an infection in.

[Aunt Sally]

Would this fit the bill ?

http://www.gapphotos.com/imagedetails.asp?imageno=114170

[8doubles]

Even a hole left by an aphid/greenfly when the fruit was tiny is enough for brown rot to get a start.

[muckyboots]

Yes that is what it looks like Aunt Sally,it says caused by physical damage but how i can only guess. Hail stones is my best answer.Sorry I did try to put a photo on but my box of trix won't play.Thanks for all your replies.

[Headgardener22]

I've got brown circles appeared on a few of my eating apples and I've been told that its sunburn. When I look at some of the other fruit, they have blemished skin but not damaged as much.