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Claygate Pearmain apple trees

$39.95
Claygate Pearmain apples
Claygate Pearmain is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 4

Claygate Pearmain is a popular English dessert apple of the Victorian era.

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Claygate Pearmain apple trees for sale

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  • Semi-dwarf, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95
    Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
    Semi-dwarf rootstock
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All about Claygate Pearmain apple trees

Claygate Pearmain is a popular English apple of the Victorian era, with the classic 'pearmain' shape. It has a soft juicy flesh with some aromatic qualities.

How to grow

Claygate Pearmain is well-suited to the climate of the northern states. In fact this is a variety that often does better in the USA than in its native England, where summers are often too short for its liking.

Claygate Pearmain is a reliable variety, not greatly troubled by disease. The tree is of average vigour and crops well.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

History

Discovered in the early 19th century by English apple enthusiast John Braddick, growing near the village of Claygate in Surrey, England. Its ancestry is unknown.

Claygate Pearmain characteristics

  • What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Claygate Pearmain?Average
  • Is Claygate Pearmain self-fertile?Not self-fertile
  • What flowering group is Claygate Pearmain?4
  • Is Claygate Pearmain good for pollinating others?Poor
  • What season do you pick Claygate Pearmain?Very late
  • UsesEating freshJuice
  • How long can you keep Claygate Pearmain in a fridge?1-2 months
  • What is the overall disease resistance of Claygate Pearmain?Good
  • Is Claygate Pearmain resistant to scab?Very resistant
  • What is the USDA hardiness zone for Claygate Pearmain?Zone 4 (-34C)
  • Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
  • Where does Claygate Pearmain originate from?United Kingdom
  • When was Claygate Pearmain first introduced?1800 - 1849
  • Fruit colorOrange flush

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