Apple Worcester Pearmain

This old favourite was bred in Worcestershire at the end of the 19th century, and is thought to be a seedling of Apple Devonshire Quarrenden. An early to mid-season dessert apple, Apple Worcester Pearmain bears very attractive apples, round and slightly lop-sided, yellowish green almost completely covered with a vivid red flush. The flesh is firm, white and juicy, aromatic and sweet, and in a good year has a distinct strawberry flavour if allowed to ripen fully on the tree. The tree is relatively compact, hardy and reliable, but can be slow to come into bearing. Partial tip-bearer. A good choice for cold areas as the blossom withstands frost, but not in wet areas, as it is prone to scab and canker. Holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Site: Some shelter
Soil: Any reasonably well drained
Position: Crops best in full sun
Pick: Early to mid-September
Keep: September
Hardiness: Hardy
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination Group 3 (pollinates with Groups 2, 3 and 4)
Uses: Eating apple

During the bareroot season, our apples are pre pruned before being dispatched by mail order.