Claygate Pearmain Apple Rootstock/Size:Bud 118 Semi-Dwarf: 2-3 ft.

Claygate Pearmain Apple Rootstock/Size:Bud 118 Semi-Dwarf: 2-3 ft.Note that this is our first year growing Claygate Pearmain so this info is all second hand. In Spring 2025 we obtained high quality scionwood from Tim Makepeace and bench grafted a batch of Claygate Pearmain trees; the trees offered here are direct clones from that material. Parentage, Origin & History Claygate Pearmain originated as a chance seedling discovered in a hedge near the village of Claygate in Surrey, England, around 1821 by horticulturist

ranging from five to ten inches long

"We expect that this cultivar will be good for organic production because of its pest resistance and very good fruit quality

hardy to -50 F or more

For cooler places in eastern Montana

The result

Fred’s Mac is very likely an original McIntosh

Given Martha's success in which it saw no winter injury in Corvallis

Given that we do not have experience growing it

Snowsweet is expected to be comparable in hardiness to Honeycrisp and Haralson

and possibly even colder

Freedom is sweet with a mild tartness

Trees come in two sizes: