Old Pearmain

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dual Purpose

Introduced

1200

Origin

Norfolk, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 14.3 °Bx
Titratable acidity: 6.57 g/L
Juice pH: 3.40

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

A large, pearmain-shaped apple with greenish-yellow skin becoming deep yellow with red streaks when stored, developing a beautiful deep red or crimson colour on the sunny side. The flesh is yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy and sugary with a brisk, poignant, pleasant flavour. Suitable for both culinary use and dessert, in season from December to April; an old English cultivar recorded in Norfolk as early as 1200.

Flavor & Texture

sweetsubacidpoignantfirmcrispjuicy

Best Uses

culinarydessert

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

Origin & History

Status: commercial

sugarybriskpoignantpleasant

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 590133
UK National Fruit Collection: 4361
Cited authority (Hogg 1851): Ger