Hormead Pearmain
syn. American Winter Sweet Pearmain, Arundel Pearmain, Corby Seedling, Hormead Pippin, Pearmain Arundel
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Thought to have been raised at Hormead, Hertfordshire, England. It was first recorded in1826. Fruits have moderately firm, slightly coarse-textured flesh which is juicy and very acid. No distinctive flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early October
- Flowering
- 5th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 20th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- large
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Width
- 73.00 mm
- Height
- 64.00 mm
- Ribbing
- medium
- Firmness
- soft-medium
- Coarseness
- coarse
- Greasiness
- Weak
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Yellow
- Over colour amount
- very low
Source · National Fruit Collection
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