King Charles Pearmain
syn. King Charles' Pearmain
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Originally received by Hogg in 1876 from nurseryman John Smith of Worcester. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a sweet and rich flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early October
- Flowering
- 10th May (10%) · 17th May (full) · 26th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Broad globose conical
- Width
- 64.00 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 51.00 mm
- Russet
- medium
- Ribbing
- medium
- Firmness
- firm
- Over colour
- Red
- Ground colour
- Yellow
Source · National Fruit Collection
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