Perle d'Angleterre
ApplePerle d'Angleterre
Origin / History
Of foreign origin (Downing). Planted Spring 1895 at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, B.C., and entered in its Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900).
Tree
A strong grower; productive (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium or below; below medium.
Form: Roundish, conical; sides sometimes unequal (Downing).
Stem: Stalk of medium length, slender.
Cavity: Quite large, russeted.
Calyx: Large, open.
Basin: Large, broad, slightly corrugated.
Skin: Yellow to greenish yellow, thinly shaded with light red, with some rather obscure stripes and splashes (Downing); a little red (Agassiz).
Dots: Many, brown.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, half fine, half tender, juicy; brisk subacid, "rather rich" (Downing), with "a fine flavour" (Agassiz). Quality good to very good (Downing); "good" (Agassiz).
Core and seeds: Core small.
Season
November to December; November (Agassiz).
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 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Perle d'Angleterre.
Pearl of England.
Of foreign origin. Tree a strong grower, productive.
Fruit medium or below, sides sometimes unequal; skin yellow, thinly shaded with light red, some rather obscure stripes and splashes, and many brown dots; stalk of medium length, slender; cavity quite large, russeted; calyx large, open; basin large, broad, slightly corrugated; flesh whitish, half fine, half tender, juicy, brisk subacid, rather rich; good to very good; core small. November, December.
— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)Planted Spring 1895. Tree a strong grower. Fruit below medium size, roundish, conical. Skin greenish yellow, with a little red and sprinkled with brown dots. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, brisk sub-acid, with a fine flavour, quality good. Season November.