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Old Pearmain (of Kelsey)
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Believed to have originated either in the UK or France. It was mentioned in both countries in about 1200. Fruits have a pleasant rich flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1924 - 049
- Accession name
- Old Pearmain (of Kelsey)
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 65.07 mm 1
- Width
- 73.63 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low-medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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