Christmas Pearmain
Accession no. YPC.2018.30. Planted Dec 2018
Malus domestica. Mid, Dessert. Origin Oxon. c.1984
Sponsored by the Whitley Family
Christmas Pearmain was raised from a seedling discovered by H. Manser of Kent and first described by P. Crowley in the 1984 Journal of the RHS. It was listed by the George Bunyard & Co Nursery of Maidstone, Kent in 1895.
Christmas Pearmain is a dessert apple and the tree is of medium vigour which usually crops heavily. It is self- fertile but would benefit by having pollinating varieties nearby in groups 1,2 or 3. The fruit is borne on spurs and tends to bear every second year. The apples can be picked in early October and, as its name suggests, its peak for eating is around
Christmas time.
The medium sized apples are attractive with red stripes and russetting over a green skin. The flesh is yellowish and quite firm and juicy and the flavour is sweet with some sharpness. The flavour is best towards the end of its storage time.
