Herefordshire Pearmain

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Recorded 1831. From Herefordshire, England, presumably.

Synonyms:
de Hereford, Dubbelde Pearmain Royale d'Angleterre, Englische Konigspar Duree, Englische Konigsparmane, Pomme de Hereford, Red Lemon Pipping, Reinette Limon, Reinette Limon Rouge Anglaise, Royal d'Angleterre, Royal Pearmain, Royal Pearmain d'Hiver, Royale, Royale d'Angleterre, Royale d'Angleterre a Trochets, Royale de Longue Duree, Royale Pearmain, Summer Pearmain, Traveller's Pippin

Availability
Not currently held in the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^a

Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex ^a

Fruit Height
51 mm ^a

Fruit Width
70 mm ^a

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^a

Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow ^a

Over Colour
slight orange flush with a few crimson stripes ^a

Russet Type
almost covered with golden russet ^a

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^a

Flesh Texture
a little soft, coarse ^a

Flavour
slightly sweet ^a

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References:
a. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register