Pearson's Plate
ApplePearson's Plate
Origin & History
A variety from England, which held very high reputation historically.
Fruit Description
Size & Form: Small, about two and a half inches in diameter. Regularly formed, flat.
Color: Greenish yellow, becoming yellow upon maturity, with a little red in the sun.
Flesh: White, crisp, tender.
Flavor & Quality: Sprightly subacid. Rated Good.
Core: Small.
Season
Keeps February through March.
Identification Notes: This variety's defining characteristics are its small size (2.5"), flat regular form, and the combination of greenish-yellow base color with red cheek development in sun. The notably small core and sprightly subacid flavor distinguish it from larger, sweeter yellow apples of the same era.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Pearson's Plate.
A variety from England, which has a very high reputation. Fruit small, about two and a half inches in diameter, regularly formed, flat, greenish yellow, becoming yellow, with a little red in the sun. Flesh white, crisp, tender, sprightly subacid. Good. February, March. Core small.