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Worcester Pearmain

Worcester Pearmain is a classic English early-season apple, and remains popular as a  garden variety.  The apples are fairly small, and a pretty bright red where the sun catches them, whilst the blossom in spring is also a feature.  The flavour is good and sweet for an early variety, and in a good year you may notice the slight strawberry flavour for which this variety is renowned.

Like most early-season varieties, Worcester Pearmain does not keep.  It is at its best when eaten straight from the tree.

Although always considered as a dessert apple variety, Worcester Pearmain is a good variety for stewed apple.

Fresh fruit for sale of this variety

Worcester Pearmain apple trees for sale (2010/2011 season)

Deliver to mainland UKDelivery to the mainland UK (price includes delivery)

Mature heightSupplied as*Delivery
period		Price
inc. delivery		Quantity
Very small (1.5m - 2m)1-year - Bare-root - M27 rootstockNov-March£28.00
Very small (1.5m - 2m)2-year - 12L container - M27 rootstockSept-April£36.00
Medium (2.2m - 3m)1-year - Bare-root - M26 rootstockNov-March£28.00
Medium (2.2m - 3m)2-year - 12L container - M26 rootstockSept-April£36.00
Large (2.5m - 4.5m)2-year - Bare-root - MM106 rootstock
bush-trained		Nov-March£28.00
Large (2.5m - 4.5m)2-year - 12L container - MM106 rootstockSept-April£36.00
Very large (4.5m+)1-year - Bare-root - M25 rootstockNov-March£29.00

Product formats | Bare-root or Container-grown | Delivery | Rootstocks

All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

*Delivery period: Container-grown trees will be delivered from September 2010. Bare-root trees will be delivered from mid-November 2010. You can order now and your items will be reserved for you, but you will not be asked to pay until nearer the time of delivery.



Uses

Growing

  • Cropping - Heavy
  • Fertility - Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group - 3
  • Triploid - No
  • Fruit bearing - Tip-bearer
  • Gardening skill - Easy
  • Disease resistance - Average
  • Vigour - Average growth
  • Attractive blossom

Climate

Pollination partners for Worcester Pearmain

Worcester Pearmain is in flowering group 3. It is partially self-fertile, but a nearby pollination partner is beneficial. The following varieties will pollinate Worcester Pearmain:

Important: advice about pollination


Horticultural characteristics of Worcester Pearmain apple trees

Worcester Pearmain makes a good and reliable apple tree for the garden.  Inspite of its susceptibility to the apple diseases scab and canker, it is generally a problem-free tree, and it is resistant to mildew.  Pruning needs to be done carefully as Worcester Pearmain is a tip-bearer and the apples are borne on the end of the shoots.

Historical details

Worcestershire, UK. 1870s.  According to Hogg, Worcester Pearmain is a seedling of Devonshire Quarrenden.




Example trees as supplied (container-grown only)

This is an illustration of what our products look like as delivered. Please remember that trees are natural products, so this information is for general guidance only. The trees at this stage are 1-2 years old, and will get larger as they grow older, the likely mature heights are indicated in the ordering section above. The trees you receive may differ in some respects from those shown here, for some of the following reasons:

  • Many of these photos were taken in early autumn - trees delivered during winter will not have leaves.
  • There can be a considerable size variation between different varieties of the same species.
  • Some varieties naturally "feather" or produce many side branches at an early age. Others may not feather at all.
  • In some cases we may have to "tip" the tops of trees to fit in our delivery cartons. Please do not be alarmed, as this will be carried out immediately prior to despatch, and is actually good practice when planting a new tree.

For comparison purposes the model in our photos is 5ft 6" / 1m 68cm tall. Click any of the images to view a larger one.




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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on M27 rootstock
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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on M26 rootstock
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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on MM106 rootstock
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1-year apple tree in a 3L container on M9 rootstock
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Cordon apple tree in a 12L container on M9 rootstock