The Armagh Bramleys are one of only three products from Northern Ireland with the sought-after PGI status recognition.
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Recognition with an elite European protected status has been a “game-changer” for the Armagh Bramley apple, a grower of the speciality has said.
Armagh Bramleys are one of just three products from Northern Ireland – along with Comber new potatoes and Lough Neagh eels – to be recognised by the European Union’s protected geographical indications (PGI) scheme.
Conservationists have hailed hope for the recovery of the species in Northern Ireland.
Tree has never been granted preservation order to protect it under law and prevent it from being cut down
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