Old Pearmain (of Kelsey)
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Believed to have originated either in the UK or France. It was mentioned in both countries in about 1200. Fruits have a pleasant rich flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early October
- Flowering
- 6th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- weak-medium
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Width
- 73.63 mm
- Height
- 65.07 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- low-medium
- Over colour pattern
- striped
Source · National Fruit Collection
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