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Blue Pearmain apple trees

Blue Pearmain apples
Blue Pearmain is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 3

Blue Pearmain is an old-fashioned winter apple, named for the blue-pink color of the bloom which covers the skin in late fall.

The apples should be picked in October, and then left to ripen in storage. They will readily keep for 2-3 months.

Blue Pearmain apple trees for sale

  • 1Dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $39.95
    Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
    Dwarf rootstock
    Out of stock
  • 2Semi-dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $39.95
    Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
    Semi-dwarf rootstock
    Out of stock

Blue Pearmain characteristics

  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Pollination group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Picking seasonLate
  • UsesEating fresh
  • Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
  • General resistanceGood
  • Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 3 (-40C)
  • Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
  • Country of originUnited States
  • Period of origin1800 - 1849
  • Flesh colourCream
  • Fruit colorRed - dark