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Autumn Pearmain
type: Dessert
synonyms: Alexander Russet, American Pearmain, Arthur Sheen, Drue Pearmain, Drue Summer Pearmain, English Summer Pearmain, Sigler’s Red, Summer Pearmain, Summer Pippin. Also sometimes called Royal Pearmain (erroneous),
identification: Medium size, intermediate conic apple, The base colour is green over which is a densely striped, bright to dark red blush on the sun exposed face. A russet network is spread across the fruit. The eye is small and slightly open, set in a funnel shaped basin surrounded by an indistinct five knobbed crown. The stem is slender, short and set next to a fleshy protuberance in a shallow cavity. Surface becomes greasy in storage.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, fine grained and firm Somewhat dry. Nutty and aromatic
uses: dessert
origins: Originated in England and known to have been in existence in the late 1500s.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading spur bearer.
cold storage: Under two months.
harvest: Late in the THIRD period.
cold storage weeks: 8
harvest period: 3
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