Worcester Pearmain apple trees
Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
Worcester Pearmain apple trees for sale
Pot-grown
All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.
PG12-year bush-trained 11.5L pot-grown tree M27 rootstock £52.00
Very small tree
(< 1.7m after 10 years)
PG22-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree M26 rootstock £48.50
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
PG32-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree MM106 rootstock £48.50
Large tree
(3m-4m after 10 years)
PG4Premium half-standard 12L pot-grown tree MM106 rootstock £52.50
Large tree
(3m-4m after 10 years)
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree M26 rootstock £29.50
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR22-year bush-trained bare-root tree M26 rootstock £37.95
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR31-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £29.50
Large tree
(3m-4m after 10 years)
BR42-year bush-trained bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £37.95
Large tree
(3m-4m after 10 years)
BR52-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £40.00
Large tree
(3m-4m after 10 years)
BR62-year half-standard bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £42.00
Large tree
(3m-4m after 10 years)
BR71-year bare-root tree M25 rootstock £30.00
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
BR82-year (1.75m) bare-root tree M25 rootstock £41.00
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
Pre-ordering
Pre-order now for delivery from September onwards for pot grown trees or December for bare-root trees and mixed orders.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95. It is calculated when you add trees to your basket, based on your postcode.
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, but you can store the apples in a fridge for up to a week.
Although always considered as a dessert apple variety, Worcester Pearmain is a good variety for stewed apple.
How to grow
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.
Advice on fruit tree pollination.
History
Worcestershire, England. 1870s. According to the Victorian writer Hogg, Worcester Pearmain is a seedling of Devonshire Quarrenden.
Worcester Pearmain characteristics
- Gardening skillBeginner
- Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- PloidyDiploid
- Fruit bearingPartial tip-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators
- Picking seasonEarly
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)1 week
- Food usesEating fresh
- Flavour style (apples)Sweeter
- Disease resistanceAverage
- CankerSome susceptibility
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1850 - 1899
- Fruit colourRed
- AwardsRHS AGM (current)
