Mabbott's Pearmain
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in Kent, England. It was first described in 1883. Introduced by Lewis Killick of Langley. Fruits have fairly crisp, a little coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a slightly acid, pleasant aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Canterbury, Mabbot's Pearmain, Mabbut's Pearmain, Parmaene von Mabbott, Parmane von Mabot, Parmane von Mabott, Pearmain de Mabbot, Pearmain de Mabbott
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Croft Pendarren)
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
57 mm b
Fruit Width
57 mm b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
flushed orange-red b
Russet Type
dotted with light russet b
Flesh Colour
white, tinged orange b
Flesh Texture
firm, tender b
Flavour
sweet, aromatic b
Accession name
Mabbott's Pearmain
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Oblong a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush a
Russet
very low a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register