Pink Pearl apple

USDA identification images for Pink Pearl

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

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

Visitor reviews

• 13 Aug 2013  Charles McclintickCA., United States

  I have grafted several Pink Pearl but lost them because I kept them in containers. I finally got one in the ground going on 8 yrs. I topped out at about 12ft letting branches bend down from weight of apples then start a new leader above these, keeping center as open as possible. Bears every year but does seem to have a larger crop every other yr. I havest earlier than I should to beat the birds (mid- July ) same season as Grav. , but also like a crisper apple, gets mealy if too old either on tree or in storage. Tip bearing. some scab I don't spray. Flesh color my be redder with more heat. Elv. 2100 to 2200 Nev. Co. Dry hot summers irrigated. Cool to cold winters
• 14 May 2013  LauraCA, United States

  I planted Pink Pearl last year and was delighted to get a few fruits. The flavor and texture is sweet tart and crunchy. Love it! I am really looking forward to see how many I get this year (looks to be a better apple year). I live in the sunbelt in a coastal micro-climate and so far my tree has not had any problems. I plan on planting another one next year so I can have all the pink applesauce and cider want. Yum!
• 17 Oct 2012  Steve MountainspringOREGON, DOUGLAS COUNTY, United States

  This cultivar bears fairly large fruit with pale yellowish skin and bright rose flesh. The flavor is awesome - tart and sweet with a bit of tannin if picked early (before yellowish-pink blush on fruit develops). It requires regular watering during the summer at my location, a valley 50 miles from the coast with a cool Mediterranean climate, on a south facing hillside with relatively thin soil. It is vigorous cultivar, somewhat prone to scab. I am planning to plant another row on seedling rootstock.
• 15 Oct 2012  M. ReedTX, United States

  Lovely apple, inside and out. Tart with just enough sweet to be refreshing--like a sweet lemonade. Bought it for the novelty but would buy it again for the great flavor.
• 30 Sep 2011  Marilyn BoeseCA, United States

  We enjoy this very tart small apple for its flavor and intense hot pink flesh. It is in a cool coastal zone and moderately infected with apple brown spot each year and we must spray with horticultural oil several times.

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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Pink Pearl:

United States

• California

  • Jack Creek Farms, Templeton
  • Prevedelli Farms, Watsonville
  • The Apple Farm -- Bates & Schmitt, Philo

• Michigan

  • Alber's Orchard & Cider Mill, Manchester
  • Phillips Orchards & Cider Mill, Saint Johns

• Wisconsin

  • Door Creek Orchard, Cottage Grove

Canada

• British Columbia

  • Apple Luscious Organic Orchards, Salt Spring Island

• Ontario

  • O'Keefe Grange, Dobbinton

References

• Some Antique Apples for Modern Orchards, (2008)
  Author: Merwin I.A.