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Christmas Pearmain
A pretty slightly aromatic late dessert apple.
Origin: Kent UK, 1893
Pollination: Christmas Pearmain is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing a crop. Pollination partners
British-grown 
All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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History and description of Christmas Pearmain
English variety raised by Mr Manser and introduced by the nurseryman G Bunyard of Maidstone, Kent. First recorded 1893. Medium sized, oblong fruit. Pretty apple with red stripes and russsetting over a green skin. Juicy, crisp, yellow flesh. Good, sweet, rich flavour.Characteristics of Christmas Pearmain apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Early Oct |
| Season of use | Nov-Jan |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Good |
| Disease resistance | Scab - Resistant |
| Pollination date | 5 |
| Pollination group | B |
| Self-fertility | Self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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