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Apple
Claygate Pearmain 

 

 

 

 
SummaryA popular Victorian dessert apple, named after the village where it was discovered.




Identification

Claygate Pearmain




Fruit colourRed / Orange flush




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Claygate Pearmain




FlavorGood




Flavour styleAromatic




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping1-2 months




Cooking result




Growing

Claygate Pearmain




Picking




CroppingHeavy




VigourSlightly large




PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skillVery easy




ProblemsScab - Very resistant

Other

Claygate Pearmain




Country of originUnited Kingdom




Other qualitiesAwards 1901, 1921, 1993