Adams Pearmain apple trees
Malus domestica Adams' Pearmain is a well-known traditional English apple variety of the Victorian era which remains popular today.
It is known for its rich nutty flavour, and was rated by the Victorian writer Hogg as "A dessert apple of first-rate quality".
Adams Pearmain apple trees for sale
Pot-grown
All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.
PG12-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree MM106 rootstock £56.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree M116 rootstock £35.75
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR32-year bush-trained bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £43.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
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BR42-year half-standard bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £46.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR51-year bare-root tree M25 rootstock £35.75
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
BR62-year (1.75m) bare-root tree M25 rootstock £46.95
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
Out of stock
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Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from week commencing 25th November for pot grown trees or December for bare-root or mixed tree orders.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Growing and Training
Adams' Pearmain is generally easy to grow, and it starts to bear fruit at an early age in the life of the tree. Cropping is good, and it is a good choice for growers in wetter climates.
The main problem to watch out for is a tendency to biennial bearing as the tree gets older - it may develop a pattern of alternate good and bad years. You can either just live with this, or attempt to even it out by over-thinning the fruitlets in the good year.
History
This variety originates either from Norfolk or Herefordshire in the UK. It was first taken to the Horticultural Society of London in 1826 by a Mr Adams, under the name Norfolk Pippin, but subsequently became known as Adams' Pearmain (usually shortened to Adams Pearmain).
The parentage is unknown but Hogg (writing in 1884) notes the similarity with the Hanging Pearmain of Herefordshire.
There is some evidence that Adams' Pearmain is a triploid variety (3 sets of chromosomes instead of the usual 2) or perhaps a partial triploid. However it does not have many of the usual characteristics associated with triploid varieties, such as vigorous growth and large thick leaves.
Adams Pearmain characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersPoor
- Fruit bearingPartial tip-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
- Food usesEating fresh
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1800 - 1849
- Fruit colourOrange flush
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Guaranteed fruit trees
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