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Parry's Pearmain

Apple

Parry's Pearmain

Origin/History

An English dessert apple.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small, roundish oblong, truncated.

Skin: Greenish yellow, shaded and striped with red in the sun.

Flesh: Firm, juicy, rich, and sweet.

Quality: Good to very good.

Season

January to March.

Uses

Dessert apple.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Parry's Pearmain.

An English dessert Apple.

Fruit small, roundish oblong, truncated, greenish yellow, shaded and striped with red in the sun. Flesh firm, juicy, rich, and sweet. Good to very good. January to March.

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