Blue Pearmain
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in U.S.A. It was known in the early 1800s. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1893 and a First Class Certificate in 1896. Fruits have somewhat dry, rather soft, coarse-textured flesh with a sweet, pleasant aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
63.00 mm 2
Width
70.00 mm 2
Ground Colour
Green 2
Over Colour
Dark Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Blue Pearmain
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register