Hunter Melba

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A tetraploid form of Melba. Fruits have fairly firm, crisp, juicy flesh with a refreshing vinous flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Melba

Accession No.
1974 - 060   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Hunter Melba

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Height
56.27 mm ^a

Width
76.14 mm ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Dark Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.