Hormead Pearmain

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary

Origin

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 64.0 mm
Fruit width: 73.0 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

A medium conical cooking apple from Hertfordshire, England, with greenish-yellow skin and light brown flush. The crisp, juicy flesh offers a pleasant flavor, and it was awarded an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1900. Ready to pick in early October and stores well through May.

Flavor & Texture

pleasantcrispjuicy

Best Uses

cooking

1 historical watercolor from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Origin & History

Origin type: found wilding
Known by: ≥ 1000

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 2817
Wikidata: Q41778099