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White Winter Pearmain apple

Language: English

Description: An American variety of eating apple dating from some time before 1858. There is another apple of the same name which was raised in South Africa in 1962 and is a mainly green eating apple with red blush. This late-season variety is harvested from mid-October and is at is best from December to March.


White Winter Pearmain apple
White Winter Pearmain apples, with very many thanks to the extremely knowledgeable Andrew Tann of Crapes Fruit Farm, who found time to let me take this picture during his exhibition at Cambridge University Botanic Gardens Apple Day

Pronounced: WIGHT WIN-tuh PEHR-mayn
Ethnicity: North American
Most frequent country: US

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