Hormead Pearmain
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Hormead Pearmain
Origin / History
An English variety, recorded as Arundel Pearmain or Hormead Pippin in some sources, yet but little grown in America as of the early twentieth century.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Roundish, or nearly roundish conical
Skin: Pale yellow, moderately sprinkled with gray dots
Stem: Medium, slender
Cavity: Russeted
Calyx: Nearly closed
Basin: Shallow, corrugated
Flesh and Flavor: White, crisp, tender, juicy, brisk subacid. Quality: Good to very good.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November, December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 4 catalogs (1900–1917) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)HORMEAD PEARMAIN.
Arundel Pearmain. Hormead Pippin.
An English variety, yet but little grown in this country.
Fruit medium, roundish, or nearly roundish conical, pale yellow, moderately sprinkled with gray dots. Stalk medium, slender. Cavity russeted. Calyx nearly closed. Basin shallow, corrugated. Flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy, brisk subacid. Good to very good. November, December.