Summer Pearmain apple
Malus domestica 'Summer 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
'Summer Pearmain' apple (Malus domestica 'Summer 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. It blooms in early to late spring, and bees visit the flowers. The tree grows at a moderate rate and forms a dense shape. It came from open pollinated English Pearmain.
Pairs well with Hazelnut, New England aster, and Lily of the valley.