Claygate Pearmain apple
Malus domestica 'Claygate Pearmain'
RHS AGM (former)
USDA zones4 to 4
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink - light
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Claygate Pearmain' apple (Malus domestica 'Claygate Pearmain') is a tree for the food garden, grown for fresh eating and juice. 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. Light pink flowers open from early to late spring and attract bees. The tree is not self-fertile, so plant a second apple nearby for pollination. The fruit keeps for 1 to 2 months and turns yellow in storage.
Pairs well with Pink Lemonade blueberry, American persimmon, and Jerusalem artichoke.
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