Rushock Pearmain

Apple

Origin/History

An English apple, known as Charles Pearmain.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and form: Below medium, roundish.

Skin: Yellow with cinnamon russet, becoming brownish in the sun.

Flesh and flavor: Yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, with a brisk subacid flavor.

Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, seeds: Not described in source.

Season

December to April.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Rushock Pearmain. Charles Pearmain. An English Apple. Fruit below medium, roundish, yellow, with cinnamon russet, becoming brownish in the sun. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, brisk subacid. December, April. (Hogg.)

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

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