The apple is tender yet crisp, juicy, and has a sweet, sprightly, honeyed flavor.
USDA Zones: 5–8
non-self-pollinating
Bloom Time-Late

One of the oldest American apples; adaptable to a range of temperate zones.    
The White Winter Pearmain apple most likely originated in the central eastern United States as a chance seedling, probably from a European pearmain-style apple.
In the late 1700s or early 1800s, cuttings of this variety were transported by horseback to what is now Indiana. The original labels were lost during the journey, but when the trees produced fruit, one was a red pearmain and the other a pale one, leading to the names "Red Pearmain" and "White Pearmain."
In 1858, the American Pomological Society identified the red variety as Esopus Spitzenburg but could not match the white one to any known apple. As a result, they named it the White Winter Pearmain. Some still speculate that it could be an Old World pearmain, possibly dating as far back as the 1200s.