Gardner's Sweet Pearmain
AppleGardner's Sweet Pearmain
Origin/History
An old Long Island apple. By 1905, Beach reported the variety unknown to him and apparently no longer propagated.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblate, sides unequal.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellowish ground, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark red nearly over the whole surface; thickly sprinkled with light dots.
Flesh/Flavor: Whitish, tender, juicy, sweet, and pleasant. Quality: Good.
Core/Seeds: Core small.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Gardner's Sweet Pearmain.
An old Long Island Apple.
Fruit medium, oblate, sides unequal, yellowish, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark red nearly over the whole surface, thickly sprinkled with light dots. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, sweet, and pleasant. Good. Core small. September.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)GARDNER SWEET PEARMAIN.
Reference. 1. Downing, 1869:188.
Synonyms. None.
A Long Island variety, the fruit of which, according to Downing (1), is medium in size, nearly covered with red; flesh whitish, sweet, good; season September. This variety is unknown to us; so far as we have been able to learn it is no longer propagated.