Merton Joy
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1946 by M.B. Crane at John Innes Institute, Merton, England. It was named in 1965. Fruits have firm, crisp, somewhat coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a slightly acid, pleasant aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin X Sturmer Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
51.00 mm 2
Width
63.00 mm 2
Ribbing
absent 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
soft 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Merton Joy (EMLA 1)
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register