Chester Pearmain

Apple

Origin and History

English dessert apple.

Tree

Hardy, free grower, attaining considerable size, good bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, oblate, conical.

Skin: Pale yellow, striped with crimson in the sun, with some russet.

Flesh: Yellowish white, tender, juicy. Quality second-rate.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October to December.

Uses

Dessert.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Chester Pearmain. An English dessert Apple. Tree hardy, free grower, attaining a considerable size, good bearer. Fruit medium, oblate, conical, pale yellow, striped with crimson in the sun, some russet. Flesh yellowish white, tender, juicy. Second-rate. October to December. (Hogg.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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