Adams Pearmain apple
Malus domestica
Classic Victorian 'pearmain' shape apple with a nutty sweet flavour.
Parentage: Unknown
Origin: England
Introduced: 1826
Season: Nov-Mar
Apple cultivar ID: 100100
Adams Pearmain is a an old-fashioned late dessert apple, one of the most popular varieties in Victorian England, probably originating from Norfolk. It has an attractive 'pearmain' shape.
This is a fairly dry apple - which is perhaps not regarded as a desirable attribute today. Inspite of this it is actually a very enjoyable apple, with a rich aromatic flavour which in apple terms is usually described as 'nutty' - a quality it shares with another popular Victorian apple, the Egremont Russet.
Although it had 'shelf appeal' for the Victorian housewife, its autumnal colouring is probably too subdued to compete with the bright young things of the modern supermarket shelves. Perhaps this is part of its appeal; it recalls a bygone era where subtlety of flavour was appreciated - a lovely apple to savour in front of an open fire on a cold winter's day.
We have Adams Pearmain apple trees for sale from the Orange Pippin fruit tree shop
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| 05 Nov 2008 10:50 | Sue Cooke | |
| Our neighbour has this tree in the garden, which used to form part of an orchard to 'the Hall' The fruit is very tasty and makes an excellent apple juice, pink and slightly tart. Keeps well. Nice to be able to identify it from this website. | ||
| 29 Oct 2008 17:23 | David | |
| I tasted this apple at an orchard near York last weekend and bought a couple of kilos. The texture is appealing and unusual - you could call it 'dry' but the apple is not short of juice. The flavours are enhanced by acids which seem to get better as you eat more of the fruit. Not unlike a good Mosel wine! I'm looking forward to eating more. | ||
| 20 Oct 2008 13:08 | Chris Baldwin | |
| Just bought some of these from the Sheffield Wholesale Market to sell in our shop - Beanies. They were grown at Brogdale. I would agree with the comment above - they are tart and tasty with a good crisp flesh. The fruit is quite small but that might be to do with the age of the trees they came from. | ||
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Apple - possibly Adams Pearmain (from Paul Thoroughgood)
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Where to buy apple trees
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Adam's Pearmain apple trees for sale
Orange Pippin Shop
Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Cummins Nursery
New York, United States
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Where to buy apples
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Apple tree register
The following Adams Pearmain trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree:
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Graham Charles Schofield
NEWMARKET, Sufflok, United Kingdom -
Mrs Hilary Ward
Malvern, Worcestershire, United Kingdom -
Clifford Cain
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom -
Eirene Hunter
Ballachulish, United Kingdom - See a map of these trees
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