Pearl

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1983

Origin

Essex, England, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 63.0 mm
Fruit width: 63.0 mm

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

Pearl is a fresh eating apple developed in Essex in 1983 from a cross of Worcester Pearmain and Rival. It features yellow skin with red flushing, creamy white juicy flesh with sweet and aromatic flavor. Best picked in late September to early October and consumed through November.

Flavor & Texture

sweetaromaticjuicycreamy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

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

Lineage

Parents

Worcester Pearmain Rival

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 4546
Wikidata: Q41780129