Minjon
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm, Excelsior, USA. Introduced in 1942. Fruits have rather soft, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Wealthy x Jonathan
Size
small-medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
51.00 mm b
Width
55.50 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Minjon
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register