SHEPHERD'S PEARMAIN
AppleShepherd's Pearmain
Origin and History An old sort still grown in the Eastern counties.
Tree Growth moderate and fertile. Leaf rather dark, nearly flat, little undulated, oval, finely shallow serrate.
Fruit
Size Large, measuring 3⅜ by 3¼ inches.
Form Markedly conical and irregular.
Skin and Colour Golden-yellow with brown-red flush and patches of russet.
Flesh and Flavour Firm, rather dry, and yellow, of good flavour.
Season Keeps until March.
Uses Suitable for both dessert and culinary purposes.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)SHEPHERD'S PEARMAIN. Dessert or culinary, till March, large, 3⅜ by 3¼, markedly conical, irregular. Colour, golden-yellow with brown red flush and patches of russet. Flesh, firm, rather dry, yellow, of good flavour. Growth, moderate; fertile. Leaf, rather dark, nearly flat, little undulated, oval, finely shallow serrate. Origin, an old sort still grown in the Eastern counties.