Pink Pearl Apple Rootstock/Size:M26 Semi-Dwarf: 3-5 ft. Bud grafts on 1 yr older rootstock

Pink Pearl Apple Rootstock/Size:M26 Semi-Dwarf: 3-5 ft. Bud grafts on 1 yr older rootstockOverview Pink Pearl is a distinctive heirloom apple best known for its vivid pink to rose colored flesh and bright, high acid flavor. It stands out both visually and culinarily, offering an apple that is as striking when cut as it is refreshing to eat. Pink Pearl is especially valued by growers and cooks looking for something unusual that still performs reliably in the orchard. History & Parentage Pink Pearl was developed in the early 1940s by

Hardiness & Growing Conditions

making them excellent for cross-pollination

we switched to Red Beauty and Arctic Beauty

nearly black berries by late summer

Ure for the Prairie Fruit Breeding Cooperative at Agriculture Canada’s Morden Research Station in Morden

Doesn’t have too much sweetness but nice acidity from the skin

depending on maturity and growing conditions

its wine isn’t technically red—it’s closer to a rosé

no astringency

Hardy to zone 2—possibly even surviving temps in the -50s°F

we do not publish a fixed “same-bloom” pollenizer list for Thornberry yet

A columnar to somewhat rounded evergreen tree