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American Summer Pearmain
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Brix
- 13.4 °Bx
- Titratable acidity
- 4.41 g/L
- Juice pH
- 3.60
source: GRIN
source: GRIN
source: GRIN
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
A highly esteemed summer apple, probably a seedling from the English Summer Pearmain. Medium-sized, oblong fruit with red and yellow striped skin ripens gradually from August to late September. The flesh is yellow, remarkably tender, with a rich and pleasant flavor, often bursting when it falls from the tree. Tree is moderately vigorous with a round head.
Flavor & Texture
aromaticmildsubacidjuicyjuicy
Best Uses
fresh_eating
1 historical watercolor from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.
Lineage
Parents
Offspring
Origin & History
- Status
- commercial
- Origin type
- open pollinated seedling
- Known by
- ≥ 1820
rich, highly-flavoredrich and pleasant flavor
References
- USDA-NPGS
- PI 589214
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 156
- Wikidata
- Q11588565
- Cited authority (Hogg 1851)
- Ken