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Lamb Abbey Pearmain apple

Lamb Abbey Pearmain is notable for being one of the first English varieties developed from an American one, as it was planted at Lamb Abbey in Kent from a seedling of the American Newtown Pippin in the early 19th century.

USDA identification images for Lamb Abbey Pearmain

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

  • USDA watercolor image of Malus domestica: Lamb Abbey Pearmain

Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Parents and other ancestors of this variety


Visitor reviews

  • 21 Sep 2016  MASSACHUSETTS, United States
    Crisp, chewy and juicy, with champagne like subtlety. Dull reddish/orange bloom over dull greenish/yellow skin, with russetting around stem and calyx.
  • 04 Oct 2012  KENT, United Kingdom
    Crisp, juicy and aromatic. Rather sweet, yet somewhat sharp. Green skin with red flecking and always at least some russet from the stalk downwards.
  • 07 Oct 2011  WEST BARNSTABLE, United States
    Crisp, somewhat spicy, taste is similar to a golden russet.

Tree register

United States

United Kingdom

  • Simon in Canterbury, KENT

Spring blossom records for this variety

2020 season

  • 13th April  2020  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2019 season

  • 20th April  2019  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2018 season

  • 18th April  2018  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2017 season

  • 29th March  2017  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

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Harvest records for this variety

2020 season

  • 4th week August  2020  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2019 season

  • 3rd week September  2019  - tree owned by Jon in Shaw Island, United States
  • 4th week August  2019  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2018 season

  • 4th week September  2018  - tree owned by Jon in Shaw Island, United States
  • 3rd week September  2018  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2017 season

  • 3rd week September  2017  - tree owned by Jon in Shaw Island, United States
  • 1st week September  2017  - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States

2013 season

  • 2nd week October  2013  - tree owned by Alison in Albion, United States

2012 season

  • 1st week October  2012  - tree owned by Simon in Canterbury, United Kingdom

2011 season

  • 3rd week September  2011  - tree owned by Simon in Canterbury, United Kingdom

Origins

  • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
  • Originates from: England, United Kingdom
  • Introduced: 1804
  • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1945-150
  • Some historical details taken with kind permission from 'The New Book of Apples' by Joan Morgan and Alison Richards , illustrated by Elisabeth Dowle, published by Ebury Press, 2002.

Identification

  • Country of origin: United Kingdom

Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Lamb Abbey Pearmain:

United States


Canada




References

  • Apples of England (1948)
    Author: Taylor

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