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Worcester Pearmain
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Mr Hale of Swan Pool, near Worcester, England. Introduced by Smith of Worcester in 1874. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1875. Fruits have firm, white, a little juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Pearmain de Worcester, Worcester, Worcester Parmaene, Worcester Parman, Worcester Parmane, Worcester-Parman, Worchester Parmane
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
- Parentage:
- Devonshire Quarrenden x Unknown
- Mother to:
- Eros
- Flame
- Mio
- Hunter's Majestic
- Laxton's Early Crimson
- Ruby (Seabrook)
- Pearl
- Discovery
- Exeter Cross
- Laxton's Herald
- Jester
- Father to:
- Tydeman's Early Worcester
- Merton Worcester
- Red Army
- Winston
- Laxton's Leader
- Pioneer (1)
- Tydeman's Harvest
- William Crump
- Tydeman's Michaelmas Red
- Lord Lambourne
- Opal (Seabrook)
- Katja
- Winston coloured sport
- Elton Beauty
Accession No.
1973 - 192
- Accession name
- Worcester Pearmain (EMLA)
- Flowering time ›››
- 1st May10% flowering
3rd MayFull (80%) flowering
11th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1
Accession No.
1976 - 151
- Accession name
- Worcester Pearmain (LA)
Accession No.
1992 - 104
A clone of Worcester Pearmain. Originated at Parsons Mead School, Ashtead, Surrey. Received by the National Fruit Collection, Brogdale in 1992. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.
- Accession name
- Flowering time ›››
- 2nd May10% flowering
4th MayFull (80%) flowering
13th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- early 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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