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American Summer Pearmain
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from U.S.A. First described in 1817. Fruits have firm flesh with a sweet aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- American Pearmain, American Summer, Early Summer Pearmain, Pearmain d'Ete Americaine, Summer Pearmain, Summer Pippin
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Father to:
- Meku
- Shape
- Ellipsoid 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1948 - 587
- Accession name
- American Summer Pearmain
- Flowering time ›››
- 1st May10% flowering
6th MayFull (80%) flowering
13th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid September 1
Accession No.
1950 - 004
- Accession name
- American Summer Pearmain
- Flowering time ›››
- 30th April10% flowering
5th MayFull (80%) flowering
12th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- mid september 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019