The Starkey farm, which was established more than 100 years ago by Suzannah’s great grandfather John R. Starkey, is the only commercial Bramley orchard replicating the original Bramley apple tree.
Ms Starkey says the shift by big chains “destroyed the English apple market”.
“Most of the apples you buy now taste bland compared to English apples – which have a very special flavour and more character,” she said.
“We hope Brexit negotiations will have some power over the British market and persuade supermarkets to give English apples a chance, and only import foreign apples when British apples are out of season.”
Despite an estimated 83,000 tonnes of the tree’s apples being grown in the UK each year, Suzannah says competition from Europe means many British supermarkets don’t want to sell British apples.
