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Claygate Pearmain apple

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Claygate Pearmain was discovered in the early 19th century growing near the village of Claygate in Surrey, by apple enthusiast John Braddick.  It soon became a popular apple variety, widely-grown in English gardens.

The flesh is fairly soft, quite juicy, with a rich aromatic flavour.  Claygate Pearmain keeps fairly well, the colour changing to yellow in storage.



Claygate Pearmain identification photos

UK National Fruit Collection
UK National Fruit Collection
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Visitor reviews

  • 13 Sep 2017  Sarah M.,  MI, United States
    Delicious apple. Quite tart right off the tree, somewhat like a Granny Smith, but more complex. Sweetens and intensifies in storage. Tree is resistant to scab and easy to grow. Wide crotch angles give it a nice shape without a lot of pruning. Susceptible to bitter pit. Apples tend to start dropping as they ripen. Here in Michigan it ripens about a week after MacIntosh.
  • 28 May 2016  Petervoshefski,  NEW MEXICO, United States
    My Claygate Permain, purchased 7 years ago from Tooley's Trees in Truchas, New Mexico, has finally had a nice fruit set this year. I've thinned and bagged the apples and they look very healthy. We'll see how our turbulent summer weather treats them.
  • 02 Nov 2015  Carter Wilkie,  MASSACHUSETTS, United States
    After a month in cold storage, the tropical fruit flavour develops into one of the most deliciously complex apples I've ever tasted. I would rank this in my top five desert varieties. A shame it is not widely grown in USA.
  • 22 Jul 2014  jonewer,  SURREY, United Kingdom
    A very superior apple. Flavour is incredibly complex if picked when ripe and stored for a week or two. There are definite pineapple notes on offer. So far, this is the best apple I have ever tasted.
  • 11 Oct 2013  Karim,  United States
    One of my favourite late season apples
  • 28 Dec 2010  Gerald Blancett,  CALIFORNIA / SONOMA, United States
    The Claygate Pearmain is suitable to Pot, or Wine Barrel, application, according to The Martin Crawford "Directory of Apple Cultivars".

Tree register

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United Kingdom

Netherlands

New Zealand

  • Giles in HAMILTON, WAIKATO

Spring blossom records for this variety

2020 season

  • 19th April  2020  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2019 season

  • 23rd April  2019  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2018 season

  • 1st May  2018  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2014 season

  • 15th April  2014  - tree owned by Pip in Rye, United Kingdom

2013 season

  • 22nd May  2013  - tree owned by Pip in Rye, United Kingdom
  • 17th May  2013  - tree owned by Jean in Martock, United Kingdom

2012 season

  • 13th April  2012  - tree owned by Pip in Rye, United Kingdom

2011 season

  • 21st March  2011  - tree owned by Pip in Rye, United Kingdom

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Harvest records for this variety

2020 season

  • 4th week August  2020  - tree owned by deadbird in Epsom, United Kingdom

2018 season

  • 2nd week October  2018  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2016 season

  • 2nd week October  2016  - tree owned by deadbird in Epsom, United Kingdom

2014 season

  • September  2014  - tree owned by Pip in Rye, United Kingdom

2013 season

  • October  2013  - tree owned by Pip in Rye, United Kingdom

2012 season

  • October  2012  - tree owned by Pip in Rye, United Kingdom

2011 season

  • October  2011  - tree owned by Pip in Rye, United Kingdom

2010 season

  • November  2010  - tree owned by Nish in Chulmleigh, United Kingdom

Origins

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Originates from: Surrey, England, United Kingdom
  • Introduced: 1820s
  • Developed by: John Braddick
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 1589
  • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1941-023
  • We are grateful to Brogdale Farm - home of the UK National Fruit Collection - for providing samples of this variety.

Identification

  • Fruit colour: Red / Orange flush

Using

  • Uses: Eat fresh
  • Flavour quality: Good
  • Flavour style: Aromatic
  • Harvest period: Late season
  • Use / keeping: 1-2 months

Growing

  • Cropping: Heavy
  • Flowering period: Mid-Late season
  • Flowering group: 4
  • Fertility: Self-sterile
  • Ploidy: Triploid
  • Pollinating others: Poor
  • Vigour: Slightly large
  • Gardening skill: Very easy
  • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
  • General disease resistance: Good

Climate

  • Climate suitability: Temperate climates

Other qualities

  • Awards: RHS AGM 1901, 1921, 1993

See also:

  • Braddick's Nonpareil - Braddick's Nonpareil and Claygate Pearmain were both discovered by John Braddick.

Diseases

  • Scab  - Very resistant


Where to buy trees

The following tree nurseries offer Claygate Pearmain apple trees for sale:


Where to buy fresh fruit

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References

  • Apples of England (1948)
    Author: Taylor

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