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Lamb Abbey Pearmain Apple on G.16 (Spring 2026)


One of the most delightful apples in the world.

The tree is upright-spreading and vigorous.

A small apple blushed reddish-orange over light green, this one has a taste you won't forget. The crisp, coarse flesh has an intense, sugary flavor with subtle notes of pineapple. Amazing for fresh eating, great for baking, Lamb Abbey has also found favor with cider makers.

This is one of the most well-travelled varieties in our catalog. Lamb Abbey Pearmain first grew in the garden of Mary Anne Malcomb, in Lamb Abbey, Kent. It has been recorded as a chance seedling sprouted from an American apple, Newtown Pippin, and is probably our first example of an English variety developed from an American one. Reinette de Hollande has been identified as a parent with DNA testing.

It was first grown in 1804, and at 100 years of age, in 1904, it received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Robert Hogg called it "one of the most delightful apples in the world."

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The tree is upright-spreading and vigorous.

A small apple blushed reddish-orange over light green, this one has a taste you won't forget. The crisp, coarse flesh has an intense, sugary flavor with subtle notes of pineapple. Amazing for fresh eating, great for baking, Lamb Abbey has also found favor with cider makers.

This is one of the most well-travelled varieties in our catalog. Lamb Abbey Pearmain first grew in the garden of Mary Anne Malcomb, in Lamb Abbey, Kent. It has been recorded as a chance seedling sprouted from an American apple, Newtown Pippin, and is probably our first example of an English variety developed from an American one. Reinette de Hollande has been identified as a parent with DNA testing.

It was first grown in 1804, and at 100 years of age, in 1904, it received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Robert Hogg called it "one of the most delightful apples in the world."


The Fruit

Fruit Type

Category: Apple
Subcategory: Heirloom, Cider, Dessert

Fruit Uses & Storage

Uses: fresh eating, cider, baking, sauce
Cider classification: bittersharp
Storage duration: one to three months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)

Fruit Appearance

Skin color: red
Flesh color: off-white

Fruit Origins

Parentage: possibly Newtown Pippin seedling, possibly Reinette de Hollande
Origin: Lamb Abbey, England
Introduced in: 1804
Introduced by: Mary Anne Malcomb

The Environment

Calendar & Geography

USDA zones: 5 - 9
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 22 (approximate, in New York State) + 7 days after McIntosh

Tree Height & Spacing

glossary

Rootstock: G.16 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N

Diseases & Pests

glossary

Lamb Abbey Pearmain Apple on G.16 does not have any diseases or pests associated with it at this time.

Pollination

Pollination Factors

glossary

Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)

Pollination Partners

This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Lamb Abbey Pearmain Apple on G.16. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.

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SF 24.05; Hayts 106.3-107.1; GD 1.103





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