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Mannington's Pearmain

syn. Mannington Pearmain, Mannington's Parmaene, Mannington's Parmane, Pearmain de Mannington, Pomme de Mannington

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Grown from seed found in cider pomace in the garden of Mr Turley, Uckfield, Sussex, England in about 1770. It was introduced by John Mannington in 1847. Fruits have greenish white, firm, fine-textured, moderately juicy flesh with a slightly aromatic flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
8th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 22nd May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Broad globose conical
Crunch
crisp
Ribbing
absent
Firmness
firm
Over colour
Brown
Flesh colour
Yellowish
Ground colour
Yellow

Source · National Fruit Collection

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