Rushock Pearmain
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1821 by Mr Charles Taylor, a blacksmith, at Rushock, Worcestershire. Fruits have creamy white, firm, slightly juicy flesh with a 'nutty' flavour.
Synonyms:
Charles Pearmain, Charles' Pearmain, Charles's Pearmain, Rushcock Pearmain, Rushock, Rushout Pearmain, Rustock Pearmain
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
57.00 mm 2
Width
63.00 mm 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Russet
high-very high 2
Firmness
firm 2
Accession name
Rushock Pearmain
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register