Yellow Pearmain

Apple

Yellow Pearmain

Origin/History

Origin uncertain; probably a Southern fruit. Historically known as Golden Pearmain.

Tree

Moderate in growth and productiveness.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Obliquely conic, inclining to oblong.

Skin: Yellowish, slightly shaded with dull red.

Stem: Short, inserted by a lip in a very narrow cavity.

Calyx: Small and closed.

Basin: Deep, round, and open.

Flesh: Yellowish, tender, with a pleasant, rich, vinous flavor, slightly aromatic.

Season

January to March.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Source: F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

USDA Nomenclature (1905)

From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56

Possibly same as Clark Pearmain. See D. 127.

View original book sources (1)

Yellow Pearmain. Golden Pearmain. Origin uncertain ; probably a Southern fruit, moderate in growth and productiveness. Fruit, medium, obliquely conic, inclining to oblong ; skin, yellowish, slightly shaded with dull red ; stem, short, inserted by a lip in a very narrow cavity; calyx, small and closed; basin, deep, round and open ; flesh, yellowish, tender, with a pleasant, rich, vinous flavor, slightly aromatic. January to March.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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