Christmas Pearmain apple
Malus domestica 'Christmas Pearmain'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Christmas Pearmain' apple (Malus domestica 'Christmas Pearmain') is a tree for the food garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The apple is grown for fresh eating, with a sweet, rich, slightly sharp flavor and firm, yellow, juicy flesh. It is self-fertile, crops well, and has few problems. Bees visit the spring blooms.
Pairs well with Serviceberry, Lingonberry, and Christmas fern.