Pristine apple trees

Pristine apples
  • Picking season: Very early
  • Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

Pristine is an attractive green-yellow apple, and usually the first to ripen - if you want fresh new season apples in July, this is the one get.

It has a sweet/tart flavor, and also keeps quite well - a week or so in the fridge. Pick when still slightly green for use in the kitchen, or wait until it turns golden yellow for eating fresh.

Pristine's other notable feature is its good disease-resistance, and the apples usually have an attractive clean finish.

Pristine apple trees for sale

Item
Mature height*
Price
Quantity
1-year Pristine apple trees bare-root
Small (6ft-9ft) mature height
$29.00
1-year Pristine apple trees bare-root
Medium (8ft-12ft) mature height
$29.00
1-year Pristine apple trees bare-root
Large (10ft-16ft) mature height
$29.00

We are between seasons at the moment. You can pre-order trees now for delivery when the new season starts (fall for warmer zones, or next spring), you won't be asked to pay until nearer the time.

*Find out more about the apple rootstocks we use to control the mature height.


How to grow

Pristine is generally easy to grow, and is very resistant to scab, and has some resistance to mildew. The developers found it has some resistance to cedar-apple rust and fireblight, but some reports suggest it may be slightly susceptible.

It's main weakness is a tendency to over-crop, resulting in small fruits. Thinning of the fruitlets in June will resolve this.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

Historical details

As the name suggests, Pristine was developed in the co-operative breeding program of Purdue University, Rutgers University, and the University of Illinois (PRI ...). It's development reference was "Co-op 32" and it was released in the 1990s.

Pristine characteristics

Using

  • Picking season: Very early
  • Uses: Eating fresh
  • Cropping: Good
  • Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
  • Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period

Growing

  • Gardening skill: Average
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 4
  • Pollinating others: Average
  • Ploidy: Diploid
  • Vigour: Average vigour
  • Bearing regularity: Biennial tendency
  • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
  • Organic culture: Suitable

Disease resistance

  • General resistance: Good
  • Cedar apple rust: Some susceptibility
  • Fireblight: Some susceptibility
  • Mildew: Some resistance
  • Scab: Very resistant

Climate

  • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20C - 24C / 68F - 75F) Warm (25C - 30C / 76F - 85F)

Identification

  • Country of origin: United States
  • Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
  • Fruit color: Yellow