Cherry Pearmain
AppleCherry Pearmain
Origin/History
Cherry Pearmain was received from England in 1948 as USDA Plant Introduction No. 161831, and was held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. It was subsequently reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey, which received it from Glenn Dale, Maryland.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size
A medium-sized apple.
Form
Not described in source.
Stem
Not described in source.
Cavity
Not described in source.
Calyx
Not described in source.
Basin
Not described in source.
Skin
Not described in source.
Flesh/Flavor
Of excellent flavor; very tender. Thomas Rivers & Son (1914) describe it as "a fine flavored apple; very fine."
Core/Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
Ripens in early summer (Fisher, 1963).
Uses
Cider apple (Fisher, 1963). Thomas Rivers & Son (1914) note it is a good bearer.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Cherry Pearmain is noted as a good bearer (Rivers, 1914). The accession held at Glenn Dale, Maryland served as the source material for the Rutgers, New Jersey planting (Fisher, 1963).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (2)
— Thomas Rivers & Son, Thomas Rivers Catalogue of Fruits (1914) (1914)a fine flavored apple; very fine; good bearer a medium-sized apple of excellent flavor; very tender
— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Cherry Pearmain. USDA Plant Introduction No. 161831. Received from England, 1948; held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland (MdG). Also reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey (NjB), which received it from Glenn Dale, Maryland; ripens in early summer; cider apple.