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Worcester Pearmain

Worcester Pearmain
Worcester Pearmain has received the RHS Award of Garden MeritWorcester Pearmain is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Keeping: 1 week
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3

Worcester Pearmain is a classic English early-season apple, and remains popular as a garden variety. The apples are fairly small, and a pretty bright red where the sun catches them.

The flavour is good and sweet for an early variety, and in a good year you may notice the slight strawberry flavour for which this variety is renowned.

Trained Worcester Pearmain apple trees for sale

Next deliveries

For delivery from November 2023

  • 1Tree form iconLarge Fan (starter) tree £45.00
    Supplied with 2 primary arms for training on as a fan. Approx mature size: 3m-4m wide and up to 2.5m high. bare-root.
  • 2Tree form iconLarge Espalier (starter) tree £45.00
    Supplied with 1 tier and a leader, for training on as an espalier or palmette. Approx. mature size: 3m wide and 2.5m high. Potential for 3-5 tiers. bare-root.

Growing and Training

Worcester Pearmain makes a good and reliable apple tree for the garden.

Pruning is not usually necessary because Worcester Pearmain is a tip-bearer and the apples are borne on the end of the shoots.


Worcester Pearmain characteristics

  • Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • AwardsRHS AGM (current) - 1993
  • Picking period (southern UK)mid-September
  • CroppingHeavy
  • Keeping1 week
  • Food usesEating fresh
  • Disease resistanceAverage
  • CankerSome susceptibility
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colourRed