No. 75. Long-Island Pearmain
AppleNo. 75. Long-Island Pearmain
Origin and History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form A handsome large apple of oblong form, approximately the size of a Priestly.
Stem Short and not deeply planted.
Crown and Cavity Large and hollow.
Skin Streaked with large blotches of red on a rich yellow ground, with faint russet spots.
Flesh and Flavor Tender, coarse, and pleasant. Partaking of the dryness characteristic of all varieties of the pearmain.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Season
Ripens in October and keeps until March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The variety is grouped within the pearmain family, and its flavor profile reflects the characteristic dryness associated with that class of apples.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 75. LONG-ISLAND PEARMAIN.
A handsome large apple, of an oblong form, about the size of a Priestly—the stem is short, not deeply planted; the crown large and hollow; the skin streaked with large blotches of red on a rich yellow ground, with faint russet spots—the flesh is tender, coarse and pleasant, partaking of that dryness characteristick of all the varieties of the pearmain—it ripens in October, and keeps till March.