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Apple
Claygate Pearmain 
Apple
Morley's Seedling 

 

 

 
SummaryA popular Victorian dessert apple, named after the village where it was discovered.
A late-season English cooking apple, from Cambrideshire in eastern England.



Identification

Claygate Pearmain
Morley's Seedling



Fruit colourRed / Orange flush
Green



Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Claygate Pearmain
Morley's Seedling



FlavorGood




Flavour styleAromatic




Ripening periodMid-Late season
Mid-Late season



Use/Keeping1-2 months
3 months or more



Cooking result




Growing

Claygate Pearmain
Morley's Seedling



Picking




CroppingHeavy




VigourSlightly large
Slightly large



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




ProblemsScab - Very resistant

Other

Claygate Pearmain
Morley's Seedling



Country of originUnited Kingdom
United Kingdom



Other qualitiesAwards 1901, 1921, 1993