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Baxter's Pearmain
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Culinary / Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Fruit height
- 65.0 mm
- Fruit width
- 70.0 mm
source: NFC
source: NFC
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
A Norfolk variety with medium, roundish conical fruit displaying pale yellow skin flushed with red-brown stripes. The yellowish, tender flesh offers pleasant acidity, though it may be too sharp for some palates. Seasons December to February and is fertile with moderate growth habit.
Flavor & Texture
subacidcoarse_graineddry
Best Uses
cookingfresh_eating
Origin & History
- Origin type
- chance seedling
- Original breeder
- G. Lindley
pleasantly acid
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 375
- Wikidata
- Q41775366