Merton Pearmain

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1934 by M.B.Crane at John Innes Institute, Merton, England. Fruits have firm, juicy flesh with an aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Laxton's Superb x Cox's Orange Pippin

Accession No.
1953 - 029   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Merton Pearmain

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low-medium 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register