King Charles Pearmain apple
Malus domestica 'King Charles Pearmain'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'King Charles Pearmain' apple (Malus domestica 'King Charles 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 fruit is grown for eating fresh, and it keeps for 3 months or more. Charles Taylor and John Smith bred it in 1876. Bees visit the spring blooms, and you will need a second apple tree nearby for pollination because it is not self-fertile.
Pairs well with White oak, Grape hyacinth, Prairie dropseed, and Karl Rosenfield peony.