Merton Russet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1921 at the John Innes Horticultural Institute, Merton, England by M.B.Crane. It was named in 1943. Fruits have firm, crisp, tender flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sturmer Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
54.00 mm 2
Width
57.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Russet
high-very high 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Merton Russet
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register