Dan Pearmain
Apple
Dan Pearmain
Origin/History
A seedling variety originating in Indiana. According to Warder, it was procured by Reuben Ragan from near the battlefield of Tippecanoe, Indiana, where it was found growing in a seedling orchard. Downing's account (which cites Warder as its source) confirms the Indiana origin. Warder describes it as "this very beautiful seedling."
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium to small, round, flattened, regular, fair and handsome.
Stem: Long, slender, red.
Cavity: Deep, acute, regular, sometimes brown.
Calyx: Eye small, closed.
Basin: Deep, regular or plaited.
Skin: Surface yellow, covered with bright red, mixed, striped and splashed. Dots numerous, large, yellow, prominent.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh yellow, breaking, tender. Flavor very mild sub-acid, rich. Quality almost best.
Core and Seeds: Core small, turbinate, closed. Seeds numerous, small, plump.
Season
December to March.
Uses
Table, kitchen, market. Warder notes that on older trees the fruit is too small for profit.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Dan Pearmain.
This very beautiful seedling was procured by Reuben Ragan from near the battle-field of Tippecanoe, Indiana, where it was found in a seedling orchard.
Fruit medium to small, round, flattened, regular, fair and handsome; Surface yellow, covered with bright red, mixed, striped and splashed; Dots numerous, large, yellow, prominent.
Basin deep, regular or plaited; Eye small, closed.
Cavity deep, acute, regular, sometimes brown; Stem long, slender, red.
Core small, turbinate, closed; Seeds numerous, small, plump; Flesh yellow, breaking, tender; Flavor very mild sub-acid, rich; Quality almost best; Use, table, kitchen, market; on older trees too small for profit; Season, December to March.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Dan Pearmain.
Originated in Indiana.
Fruit medium to small, round, flattened, yellow, covered, mixed, and striped with bright red. Flesh yellow, breaking, tender, mild subacid, rich. Too small for profit. December to March. (Warder.)