Striped Winter Pearmain
Apple
Striped Winter Pearmain
Origin and History
An old variety that can only be traced to Kentucky. It is considerably grown throughout the West, where it is often marketed under the name of Striped Sweet Pippin. The alternate designations Snorter, Large Striped Winter Pearmain, and Striped Pearmain appear in commercial and horticultural use; the origins of Missouri Keeper and Missourian as alternative names remain uncertain.
Tree
Hardy, vigorous, and spreading, with productive bearing habit. Young shoots are clear reddish brown with a slight bloom on the ends.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium to large, roundish, inclining to oblate.
Skin: Yellow, striped, splashed, and shaded with shades of red. Numerous gray dots covering the surface give it a somewhat bloom-like appearance.
Stalk: Medium or short in length, small in diameter, inserted in a large cavity surrounded by russet.
Calyx: Small and closed, set in a broad, uneven basin.
Flesh: Yellow, juicy, crisp, and tender. Flavor is very mild, rich, and pleasant, with scarcely any subacidity. Quality rated as very good.
Season
October to January.
Uses
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Striped Winter Pearmain.
Striped Sweet Pippin. Large Striped Winter Pearmain. Snorter. Striped Pearmain. Winter Pearmain of some. Missouri Keeper? Missourian?
An old variety, which can only be traced to Kentucky. It is considerably grown now all through the West, and largely under the name of Striped Sweet Pippin. Tree hardy, vigorous, spreading, productive. Young shoots clear reddish brown, slight bloom on ends.
Fruit medium to large, roundish, inclining to oblate, yellow, striped, splashed, and shaded with shades of red, numerous gray dots, giving it somewhat appearance of bloom. Stalk medium or short, and small, inserted in a large cavity surrounded by russet. Calyx small, closed, set in a broad, uneven basin. Flesh yellow, juicy, crisp, tender, very mild, rich, pleasant, scarcely subacid. Very good. October to January.